SEATTLE – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros women's tennis team fell 5-2 Friday to the Seattle U Redhawks in a Western Athletic Conference (WAC) match at the Amy Yee Tennis Center in Seattle.
Seattle U (8-7, 3-2 WAC) picked up wins on the third and second doubles courts to secure the 1-0 lead. Graduate student
Isabelle Bahr and senior
Lea Karren battled tremendously in the top flight, pushing the Redhawks to the final point before
Anastasia-Aleksandra Nikolova/Elena Kraleva took a hard-earned 7-6 (8:6) win.
The Redhawks went on to clinch the victory with wins on the first, second and sixth singles courts. They extended their lead to 5-0 with a win at No. 3.
Junior
Kristal Dule got UTRGV (8-11, 0-5 WAC) on the board with her first WAC win. She got off to a strong start in the No. 5 match and held tough in a competitive second set to secure her win, 6-3, 7-6 (9:7).
Sophomore
Yaiza Vazquez fought hard in the No. 4 match. After dropping the first set 2-6, she bounced back well to win the second, 6-2, and force a full third with the team victory still up for grabs. Vazquez took the lead midway through the frame and didn't look back, taking the set 6-4 to seal her win.
The Vaqueros will be back in action Sunday at 11 a.m. (CT) for a WAC match at Utah Tech.
Complete Results
Doubles (3, 2, 1)
1. Anastasia-Aleksandra Nikolova/Elena Kraleva (SU) def.
Isabelle Bahr/
Lea Karren (UTRGV) 7-6 (8:6)
2. Liliya Dimova/Yuna Kadowaki (SU) def.
Marjorie Souza/
Yaiza Vazquez (UTRGV) 6-2
3. Lamija Avdic/Lola Tavcar (SU) def.
Kristal Dule/
Valentina Urraco (UTRGV) 6-0
Singles (1, 2, 6, 3, 5, 4)
1. Elena Kraleva (SU) def.
Marjorie Souza (UTRGV) 6-2, 6-1
2. Lamija Avdic (SU) def.
Isabelle Bahr (UTRGV) 6-2, 6-3
3. Liliya Dimova (SU) def.
Lea Karren (UTRGV) 6-1, 7-6
4.
Yaiza Vazquez (UTRGV) def. Yuna Kadowaki (SU) 2-6, 6-2, 6-4
5.
Kristal Dule (UTRGV) def. Lola Tavcar (SU) 6-3, 7-6 (9:7)
6. Anastasia-Aleksandra Nikolova (SU) def.
Valentina Urraco (UTRGV) 6-2, 6-2
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