BELTON – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros women’s tennis team picked up a dominant first win of the season 9-0 over the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (UMHB) Crusaders on Saturday at the Yvonne Li Tennis Center.
UTRGV (1-1) took a 3-0 lead by winning on all three doubles courts. The match followed NCAA Division III scoring rules, meaning each doubles match accounted for one point and was played to eight games instead of six.
Vaqueros coach West Nott made good on his plans to test the depth of the roster and switched up the lineup from Wednesday’s season-opener against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. Four athletes made their season debuts at UMHB (0-1).
The No. 3 duo of junior Kristyna Mamicova and senior Sandra Putz was the only repeat from Wednesday’s match. They cruised to an 8-0 win to put UTRGV up 1-0.
Sophomore Stefanie Wilske and junior Harlingen South alum Valeria Montero, both getting their first action of the season, won their No. 2 match 8-2. The No. 1 duo of seniors Ana Platisa and Alicia Thal was also competing in its first match and sealed the doubles sweep with an 8-4 win.
Montero picked up a quick 6-0, 6-0 victory in the No. 6 spot. Mamicova played as the No. 1 in singles after being at No. 6 against TAMUCC. She also took the win without dropping a game against UMHB’s Jalon Burns to put UTRGV on top 5-0.
Platisa had to battle in the No. 3 spot to ensure all Vaqueros won in straight sets. UMHB’s Chloe Norris responded after a 6-0 first set loss to push the second set to extra games, but Platisa stayed composed and got the win. Putz made her singles debut and picked up a 6-2, 6-0 win in the No. 2 spot.
UTRGV returns to the court Sunday at 12 p.m. at Southwestern.
Complete Results
Singles (6, 1, 5, 4, 2, 3)
1. Kristyna Mamicova (UTRGV) def. Jalon Burns (UMHB) 6-0, 6-0
2. Sandra Putz (UTRGV) def. Brynn Harmsen (UMHB) 6-2, 6-0
3. Ana Platisa (UTRGV) def. Chloe Norris (UMHB) 6-0, 7-5
4. Alicia Thal (UTRGV) def. Adri McElwain (UMHB) 6-2, 6-1
5. Stefanie Wilske (UTRGV) def. Katy Beach (UMHB) 6-0, 6-2
6. Valeria Montero (UTRGV) def. Vicky Rendon (UMHB) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles (3, 2, 1)
1. Ana Platisa/Alicia Thal (UTRGV) def. Brynn Harmsen/Jalon Burns (UMHB) 8-4
2. Stefanie Wilske/Valeria Montero (UTRGV) def. Chloe Norris/Vicky Rendon (UMHB) 8-2
3. Kristyna Mamicova/Sandra Putz (UTRGV) def. Adri McElwain/Trinity McEowen (UMHB) 8-0
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