Tennis sweeps UTRGV in road matches

Story Headlines
- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi men's and women's tennis teams picked up a pair of victories on Wednesday against UTRGV in Edinburg, Texas.
- On the men's side, the Islanders won 4-0, and the women won 4-2.
- The Islander men move to 13-5 on the season with the win while UTRGV falls to 2-14.
- The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi women improved to 8-3 on the year and UTRGV fell to 3-8.
- William Mottet and Thibault Frumholz each picked up singles and doubles victories for the men in the match.
- Mariya Shumeika claimed both of her singles and doubles matches for the women.

South Texas Showdown
- This week's event will was the second part of the South Texas Showdown, presented by Navy Army Community Credit Union.
- Texas A&M-Corpus Christi received six points for beating UTRGV
- Back on Feb. 4, the Islander men and women each got three points for beating UTRGV in Corpus Christi.

Men's Match Results
Singles
1. William Mottet (AMCC) def. Samuel de Felipe Garcia (UTRGV) 6-0, 6-1
2. George Hutchings (UTRGV) vs. Thomas Rodrigues Lopes (AMCC) 5-7 (5), 2-2 unfinished
3. Clément Sarradin (UTRGV) vs. Francois Kellerman (AMCC) 3-6, 4-5 unfinished
4. Zane Kohrs (UTRGV) vs. Okkie Kellerman (AMCC) 4-6, 2-3 unfinished
5. Thibault Frumholz (AMCC) def. Mateo Schmit (UTRGV) 6-3, 6-0
6. Jonathan Christie (AMCC) def. Te Kani Williams (UTRGV) 6-0, 6-4

Doubles
1. William Mottet/Thomas Rodrigues Lopes (AMCC) def. George Hutchings/Clément Sarradin (UTRGV) 6-4
2. Samuel de Felipe Garcia/Zane Kohrs (UTRGV) vs. Francois Kellerman/Okkie Kellerman (AMCC) 3-4 unfinished
3. Thibault Frumholz/Kyohei Yamanaka (AMCC) def. Michael Loyd/Mateo Schmit (UTRGV) 6-4

Women's Match Results
Singles
1. Dominique Ibarra (UTRGV) def. Carolina Bulatovic (AMCC) 6-1, 6-3
2. Kei Kato (AMCC) def. Marine Darzyan (UTRGV) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
3. Michelle Walker (UTRGV) vs. Camille Townsend (AMCC) 6-4, 6-7, 4-5 unfinished
4. Mariya Shumeika (AMCC) def. Doris Aleksovska (UTRGV) 6-0, 6-3
5. Nethmi Waduge (UTRGV) def. Myu Kageyama (AMCC) 6-3, 6-3
6. Maria Maldonado (AMCC) def. Sandra Putz (UTRGV) 6-4, 6-3

Doubles
1. Carolina Bulatovic/Mariya Shumeika (AMCC) def. Marine Darzyan/Dominique Ibarra (UTRGV) 6-4
2. Michelle Walker/Doris Aleksovska (UTRGV) vs. Kei Kato/Myu Kageyama (AMCC) 5-4 unfinished
3. Camille Townsend/Vanessa Reinicke (AMCC) def. Sandra Putz/Katarina Sasaroga (UTRGV) 6-3

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 regular season titles.

Up Next
- The women head to Beaumont, Texas, to take on Lamar University on Saturday, March 16, at 1 p.m. The A&M-Corpus Christi men will face UT Arlington in Arlington, Texas, at noon on Tuesday, March 19.

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