NACOGDOCHES – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros women's tennis team earned a solid 5-2 win in the regular season finale Sunday over the Stephen F. Austin (SFA) Ladyjacks at the Schlief Tennis Complex.
With the win, the Vaqueros locked up the #6 seed for the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Tennis Tournament running Thursday through Saturday at HEB Tennis Center at Pendleton Park in Harlingen, hosted by UTRGV. Their opponent will be determined after the conclusion of the Grand Canyon and UT Arlington match Sunday afternoon.
UTRGV (10-11, 2-5 WAC) captured the doubles point in a competitive session. The No. 1 duo of junior
Marjorie Souza and graduate student
Isabelle Bahr cruised to a 6-2 win, then the Ladyjacks evened things up with a 7-5 win at No. 2. The sophomore duo of
Yaiza Vazquez and
Valentina Urraco came up clutch on the third court, battling through a long, back-and-forth bout to take a well-earned 7-6 (7:5) win to make it 1-0 Vaqueros.
The momentum carried over into singles action as the Vaqueros won the first set on four courts. After SFA took a win on Court Two, UTRGV won three consecutive matches to clinch the important victory.
Sophomore
Yaiza Vazquez contined to roll at No. 4, capturing a sound 6-3, 6-2 win. Souza followed with her fifth conference win at No. 1, making quick work of her opponent in a dominant 6-1, 6-1 match. Senior
Lea Karren secured the team victory with a gritty performance on the third court, defeating
Jemma Cave 6-4, 6-4.
SFA picked up a win at No. 6. Junior
Kristal Dule earned her second WAC win in a row, 6-4, 6-4, in the No. 5 flight to close out the match.
Complete Results
Doubles (1, 2, 3)
1.
Isabelle Bahr/
Marjorie Souza (UTRGV) def. Felicia Back/Jemma Cave (SFA) 6-2
2. Carolina Chiatti/Ksenia Mamontova (SFA) def.
Kristal Dule/
Lea Karren (UTRGV) 7-5
3.
Valentina Urraco/
Yaiza Vazquez (UTRGV) def. Avery Kinsey/Alkmini Giannakogiorgou (SFA) 7-6 (7:5)
Singles (2, 4, 1, 3, 6, 5)
1.
Marjorie Souza (UTRGV) def. Ksenia Mamontova (SFA) 6-1, 6-1
2. Felicia Back (SFA) def.
Isabelle Bahr (UTRGV) 6-1, 6-0
3.
Lea Karren (UTRGV) def. Jemma Cave (SFA) 6-4, 6-4
4.
Yaiza Vazquez (UTRGV) def. Carolina Chiatti (SFA) 6-3, 6-2
5.
Kristal Dule (UTRGV) def. Alkmini Giannakogiorgou (SFA) 6-4, 6-4
5. Avery Kinsey (SFA) def.
Valentina Urraco (UTRGV) 6-2, 6-4
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