Women's tennis defeats Javelinas, 6-1

Story Headlines
- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi women's tennis team defeated Texas A&M-Kingsville, 6-1, on Sunday in Kingsville, Texas.
- The Islanders moved to 5-2 overall with the win while Kingsville falls to 3-2.
- Texas A&M-Corpus Christi swept the double point, taking wins on all three courts.
- In singles play, Camille Townsend opened play with a win at No. 3. Kei Kato won at No. 2 and Carolina Bulatovic came back from a set down to win at the No. 1 position.
- Mariya Shumeika got the Islanders' fifth point with a victory at No. 4. Vanessa Reinicke finished off the match with a victory at No. 6.

The Results
Doubles
1. Bulatovic/Shumeika (AMCC) def. Laura Montalvo/Maya Donkor (TAMUK), 8-4
2. Kageyama/Kato (AMCC) def. Vic Romanovskaia/Thep Philavong (TAMUK), 8-3
3. Maldonado/Townsend (AMCC) def. Valerie Ruiz/Loren Tristan (TAMUK), 8-6

Singles
1. Carolina Bulatovic (AMCC) def. Lisa Carvajal (TAMUK), 4-6, 6-4, 6-0
2. Kei Kato (AMCC) def. Thep Philavong, 6-4, 6-0
3. Camille Townsend (AMCC) def. Vic Romanovskaia (TAMUK), 6-1, 6-0
4. Mariya Shumeika (AMCC) def. Laura Montalvo (TAMUK), 6-3, 1-6, 6-1
5. Laura Montalvo (TAMUK) def. Myu Kageyama (AMCC), 7-6, 3-6, 8-10
6. Vanessa Reinicke (AMCC) def. Julia Rauer (TAMUK) 3-6, 7-6, 10-5

From the Coach
- "This match was a real tough battle in certain positions and A&M Kingsville has improved a lot. They fought very hard today at home. I'm very proud of how quick our young team is learning, and their character and the way they fight and listen. This is a very fun group to coach." Islander Director of Tennis Steve Moore

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 women have won the past three Southland Conference titles.

Up Next
- The Islanders will host UTSA on Wednesday, Jan. 27 at noon at the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center. The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men will play the Roadrunners later in the day at 3 p.m.

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