Women's Tennis falters by a 4-0 margin at Rice

Story Headlines
- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi women's tennis team dropped a tough match Wednesday afternoon at Rice, faltering by a 4-0 margin to the Owls at the George R. Brown Tennis Center in Houston, Texas.
- The Islander women fall to a 4-2 mark on the season.
- The Owls improve to 5-2 overall.

Results
Doubles
1. #35 Haet/Huang (RICE) def. Bulatovic/Shumeika (AMCC); 6-4
2. Smirnova/Niezgoda (RICE) def. Kageyama/Reinicke (AMCC), 6-1
3. Bowtell/El Jardi (RICE) vs. Maldonado/Townsend (AMCC), 4-4, unf.

Singles
1. #35 Michaela Haet (RICE) vs. Carolina Bulatovic (AMCC); 7-5, 4-1, unf.
2. Anastasia Smirnova (RICE) vs. Camille Townsend (AMCC); 6-3, 5-2, unf.
3. Anna Bowtell (RICE) def. Mariya Shumeika (AMCC); 6-3, 6-1
4. Linda Huang (RICE) def. Myu Kageyama (AMCC); 6-1, 6-3
5. Priya Niezgoda (RICE) def. Maria Maldonado (AMCC); 6-1, 6-1
6. Diae El Jardi (RICE) vs. Vanessa Reinicke (AMCC); 6-4, 2-2, unf.

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.

Up Next
- The Islander women receive a quick break from on-court action before taking a short trip out to Texas A&M-Kingsville to face off against the Javelinas on Sunday, Feb. 24.

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