CORPUS CHRISTI – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros women's tennis team dropped a Southland Conference (SLC) and South Texas Showdown, presented by Rally Credit Union, match Saturday, 6-1, to the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (AMCC) Islanders at the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center.
With the victory, the Islanders (23-2, 8-1 SLC) clinched the South Texas Showdown trophy for the 2024-25 athletic year. AMCC leads UTRGV, 31-22, with three events worth seven points still to be played.
UTRGV (9-7, 6-3 SLC) started strong by taking the doubles point in a hard-fought session. The Islanders won the first match on Court 1, then the Vaqueros came storming back.
The No. 2 duo of sophomore
Rhea Makesar and freshman
Mariia Bakhtina picked up its fifth win in a row and sixth in the last seven matches (one unfinished). They jumped out to a 4-0 lead before the Islanders made a late comeback attempt, winning three consecutive games, then the Vaqueros closed strong for the 6-4 win.
On Court 3, sophomores
Hitakamya Narwal and
Madeleine Joffe secured the 1-0 lead with a 6-3 win. The doubles teams swapped games to a 2-2 tie, then the Vaqueros found a rhythm to get the victory.
The Islanders rallied in singles, winning on all six courts to get the team victory. Junior
Yaiza Vazquez battled in an extremely competitive match in the third flight, but
Yana Mykytyn came back from dropping the first set to defeat Vazquez, 6-7 (4:7), 6-1, 1-0 (11:9).
UTRGV will be back in action at the SLC Tennis Championships at the Thibodaux Regional Sports Complex. Depending on seeding, the Vaqueros will either open their tournament campaign on April 22 or April 23.
Results
Doubles
1. Kseniya Ramanouskaya/Yana Mykytyn (AMCC) def.
Kristal Dule/
Yaiza Vazquez (UTRGV) 6-4
2.
Rhea Makesar/
Mariia Bakhtina (UTRGV) def. Josefa Fuenzalida/Leticia Tarocco (AMCC) 6-4
3.
Madeleine Joffe/
Hitakamya Narwal (UTRGV) def. Adriana Jimenez Casado/Ana Veroux (AMCC) 6-3
Singles
1. Leticia Tarocco (AMCC) def.
Rhea Makesar (UTRGV) 6-3, 6-2
2. Josefa Fuenzalida (AMCC) def.
Kristal Dule (UTRGV) 7-5, 6-3
3. Yana Mykytyn (AMCC) def.
Yaiza Vazquez (UTRGV) 6-7 (4:7), 6-1, 1-0 (11:9)
4. Kseniya Ramanouskaya (AMCC) def.
Madeleine Joffe (UTRGV) 6-2, 6-0
5. Adriana Jimenez Casado (AMCC) def.
Hitakamya Narwal (UTRGV) 6-2, 6-3
6. Juliette Jalai (AMCC) def.
Valentina Urraco (UTRGV) 6-0, 6-2
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