Islander women pick up Sunday Southland win

Story Headlines
- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi women's tennis team defeated Southeastern Louisiana on Sunday in Beaumont, Texas, 5-2.
- With the win, the Islanders improved to 10-3 overall and 3-1 in Southland play. The Lions fall to 5-8 overall and 2-3 in league action.
- Texas A&M-Corpus Christi fell behind after doubles but rallied to win five of the six singles matches.
- Kei Kato, Camille Townsend, Mariya Shumeika, Myu Kageyama and Maria Maldonado all came through and won their matches for the Islanders.
- Kato and Kageyama each prevailed in three sets on their respective courts.
- Maldonado was leading in the third when her opponent retired.
- The match was played at a neutral court after the team's first scheduled match was rained out.

Match Scores
Doubles
1. Putri Insani/Ximena Yanez (SLU) def. Carolina Bulatovic/Mariya Shumeika (AMCC) 7-6 (7-1)
2. Ceci Mercier/Vicky Scholz (SLU) def. Myu Kageyama/Kei Kato (AMCC) 6-3
3. Vanessa Reinicke/Camille Townsend (AMCC) vs. Flory Bierma/Katya Cornejo (SLU) 6-6, unfinished

Singles
1. Putri Insani (SLU) def. Carolina Bulatovic (AMCC) 6-2, 7-5
2. Kei Kato (AMCC) def. Ximena Yanez (SLU) 6-7 (2-7), 6-3, 6-2
3. Camille Townsend (AMCC) def. Vicky Scholz (SLU) 6-2, 6-2
4. Mariya Shumeika (AMCC) def. Bernadette Dornieden (SLU) 6-2, 6-2
5. Myu Kageyama (AMCC) def. Flory Bierma (SLU) 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
6. Maria Maldonado (AMCC) def. Katya Cornejo (SLU) 3-6, 6-4, 5-3, retired

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 return home to the Thomas J Henry Tennis Center to face the Sam Houston state University on Friday, March 29, at noon.

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