Waco - The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi women's team enjoyed one
of the best days in the programs history as they won three matches
at the Wilson/ITA Texas Regional, the biggest singles tournament of
the fall season for teams around the country.
The tournament features competitors from every NCAA Division I
program in the state of Texas and is part of the qualify process
for ITA Nationals held later in the fall.
The biggest wins of the day came from the doubles team of Bianca
Discordia and LeAnne Mascall as they won two matches in the main
draw of the tournament against some of the best teams in the
country. After winning an opening round match against Ximena
Fuentes and Austin Lavallii of UTEP, the Islanders had one of the
biggest wins in the history of the program.
"Give them credit, those girls have worked really hard the last
several weeks," said Director of Tennis Steve Moore. "Their hard
work paid off for them today."
In the second round, Discordia and Mascall faced off against
Carla Lindlar and Nina Secerbegovic of Baylor, the host of the
tournament and a team that finished with #6 national ranking after
the NCAA Championships. In a hard fought match, the Islander duo
claimed the win to move on. The win puts them into the round of 16
of the main doubles draw.
"This is a great win for the Islanders and one of the biggest
wins we have ever had in the fall," said Moore. "I am really proud
of the way they played, especially for two new girls that just got
here."
In singles action, Mirna Cicak won her first match against Maja
Kazimieruk of Houston in the main draw to move on to the second
round. Discordia and Mascall also won their matches in singles but
did not qualify to move to the main draw.
"This group is working very hard and their work showed today,"
said Moore. "It was a very good day for the program.
"I am really impressed with beating the Baylor team in
doubles."
The Islanders will be back in action on Sunday as they try to
keep the winning going and advance deeper into the field against
some of the top competition in the nation.
"We have a lot of work to do but this group is committed to
working hard," said Moore. "They just have to focus on one quality
point at a time again tomorrow."
