BEAUMONT, Texas – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi women's tennis returned to action this morning, taking on New Orleans in the first round of the Southland Conference tournament. The Islanders came out of the gates running, earning the doubles point to start the match. Building on that momentum throughout singles play, they closed out the match strong, securing a 4-1 victory over the Privateers!
"Give New Orleans a lot of credit," said Coach Steve Moore. "They came to battle today, and I knew they would. That's a very good team. I knew that once they got healthy, they were very dangerous. We had to dig deep and really fight. I thought we were a little tight at first, and over-tried a little. But, we stuck with our process, got back to playing each point separately, and got back on track. That was a tough, gutsy win today for the Islanders."
FINAL STATS
AMCC 4, UNO 1
Singles: Order of Finish – 1,2,6,5
1. Trang Dao (UNOW) def. Hortense Boscher (AMCCW) 6-4, 7-5
2. Jelena Dzinic (AMCCW) def. Anja Luethi (UNOW) 6-3, 7-6
3. Luna Dormet (AMCCW) vs. Claudette Gilhespie (UNOW) 2-6, 6-1, unfinished
4. Louise Trigona (AMCCW) vs. Yurina Asai (UNOW) 6-7 (6-8), 6-2, 1-1, unfinished
5. Marina Vicens Miquel (AMCCW) def. Brittany Johnson (UNOW) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
6. Carolina Bulatovic (AMCCW) def. Mar Gendra (UNOW) 6-0, 7-5
Doubles: Order of Finish – 1,3
1. Hortense Boscher/Luna Dormet (AMCCW) def. Trang Dao/Yurina Asai (UNOW) 6-4
2. Marina Vicens Miquel/Louise Trigona (AMCCW) vs. Anja Luethi/Mar Gendra (UNOW) 6-6, unfinished
3. Jelena Dzinic/Maria Maldonado (AMCCW) def. Claudette Gilhespie/Lea Alguacil (UNOW) 6-3
WHAT'S NEXT
With today's win, the Islanders advance to the second round of the Southland Conference tournament. Tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., the women take on Northwestern State, with a chance to advance to Sunday's Southland Conference Championship.
Last Saturday, the Islanders traveled to Natchitoches to take on NSU in the final match of the regular season. In an all-out battle, the Islanders secured a 4-3 victory to earn their share of the SLC Title. Be sure to support your Islanders, and watch as the look to earn a victory over the Lady Demons, and secure their spot in the tournament final on Championship Sunday!
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