Story Headlines
- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi women's tennis team fell to Sam Houston State, 4-3, on Friday afternoon at the Thomas J Henry Tennis Center.
- The Islanders fall to 10-4 overall and 3-2 in Southland play while the Bearkats improved to 11-4 and 5-1 in league action.
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Myu Kageyama and
Kei Kato picked up a victory at No. 2 doubles but Texas A&M-Corpus Christi fell on courts No. 1 and No. 3 to fall behind, 1-0.
- In singles, Camille Towsend won her match at No. 3 in straight sets.
- Kageyama got an Islander point on No. 5 singles with a tough-fought three set win and
Maria Maldonado won at No. 6 in straight sets.
- There were 95 in attendance for the match on Friday.
Match Scores
Doubles
1. Lusine Chobanyan/Roos Gerritsen (SHSU) def.
Carolina Bulatovic/
Mariya Shumeika (AMCC) 6-2
2.
Myu Kageyama/
Kei Kato (AMCC) def. Sahaja Yamalapalli/Isidora Zivkovic (SHSU) 6-2
3. K DeLaLuz Montalvo/Petra Kaszas (SHSU) def.
Camille Townsend/
Vanessa Reinicke (AMCC) 6-3
Singles
1. Sahaja Yamalapalli (SHSU) def.
Carolina Bulatovic (AMCC) 7-5, 6-2
2. Isidora Zivkovic (SHSU) def.
Kei Kato (AMCC) 6-3, 6-3
3.
Camille Townsend (AMCC) def. K DeLaLuz Montalvo (SHSU) 6-4, 6-3
4. Lusine Chobanyan (SHSU) def.
Mariya Shumeika (AMCC) 6-2, 6-2
5.
Myu Kageyama (AMCC) def. Roos Gerritsen (SHSU) 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, 10-1
6.
Maria Maldonado (AMCC) def. Petra Kaszas (SHSU) 6-4, 7-5
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 face Stephen F. Austin on Sunday, March 31. Due to weather concerns, the match has been moved to the Corpus Christi Athletic Club and will begin at 4 p.m.
Stay Social
- For more information on Islanders Tennis, follow the team on Twitter (
@IslandersTennis), Instagram (
@IslandersTennis) and like their Facebook page (
Islanders Tennis).
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