Women's Tennis drops 6-0 match at SMU

Story Headlines
- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi women's tennis team fell for the first time this season on Sunday afternoon at SMU, dropping a 6-0 match to the Mustangs at the SMU Tennis Complex.
- The Islander women fall to a 4-1 mark on the season.
- The Mustangs improve to 3-3 overall.
- SMU entered the match riding a notable victory over USC this past Saturday.

Results
Doubles
1. Buss/Shapovalova (SMU) def. Bulatovic/Shumeika (AMCC); 6-1
2. Perez-Lopez/Kulicke (SMU) vs. Kageyama/Kato (AMCC), 5-2, unf.
3. Yesaki/Petchey (SMU) def. Maldonado/Townsend (AMCC), 6-1

Singles
1. Vivienne Kulicke (SMU) vs. Carolina Bulatovic (AMCC); 6-0, 3-6, 3-2, unf.
2. Liza Buss (SMU) def. Kei Kato (AMCC); 6-2, 6-4
3. A. Shapovalova (SMU) def. Camille Townsend (AMCC); 6-1, 6-2
4. Ana Perez-Lopez (SMU) def. Mariya Shumeika (AMCC); 6-2, 6-3
5. Katherine Jakeway (SMU) def. Myu Kageyama (AMCC); 6-2, 6-2
6. S. Monarrez Yesaki (SMU) def. Maria Maldonado (AMCC); 6-3, 6-1

History of Success
- As a program, the Islanders have reached 10 NCAA Tournaments in program history and captured 22 Southland titles in the last 12 years. The men are seeking the program's eighth NCAA Tournament appearance. The women have won the past three Southland Conference titles.

From the Coach
"We played a very good SMU team today and learned a lot. These young players are improving at such a fast rate and there's so much optimism and excitement from players and coaches. SMU had just beat USC Saturday and we battled tough in many sets, playing indoors. The girls realize we started too passive, but they dug in and showed lots of fight and character and really made this a match. But this young team is eager to learn and has great motivation and work ethic. We're very excited about their growth and direction"
- Steve Moore, Islanders Head Tennis Coach

Up Next
- The Islander women will head to Houston to face Rice University on Wednesday, Feb. 13 at 3 p.m. before taking nearly a week off prior to a short trip out to Texas A&M-Kingsville to battle the Javelinas on Sunday, Feb. 24.

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