Story Headlines
- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi women's tennis team fell to Central Arkansas, 4-1, on Friday afternoon in Tyler, Texas.
- The Islanders finish the regular season at 13-7 overall and 6-5 in Southland play. Central Arkansas improves to 17-7 overall and 9-2 in league action.
- Freshman
Camille Townsend picked up her 14th singles victory of the season, winning at No. 3. She is 9-2 in league action and 12-3 at the No. 3 position this season.
- The Islanders' victory on Friday over Nicholls qualified the team for the 2019 Southland Conference Tournament which starts on April 25 in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Match Results
Singles
1. Chunxi Xin (UCA) def.
Carolina Bulatovic (AMCC) 7-6 (8-4), 6-2
2.
Kei Kato (AMCC) vs. Fuka Nonoyama (UCA) unfinished
3.
Camille Townsend (AMCC) def. Marli Van Heerden (UCA) 6-4, 6-0
4.
Mariya Shumeika (AMCC) vs. Yada Vasupongchai (UCA) unfinished
5. QiLi Ma (UCA) def.
Maria Maldonado (AMCC) 6-3, 6-4
6. Rada Manataweewat (UCA) def.
Vanessa Reinicke (AMCC) 6-0, 6-4
Doubles
1. Chunxi Xin/Marli Van Heerden (UCA) def.
Camille Townsend/
Mariya Shumeika (AMCC) 6-4
2.
Myu Kageyama/
Kei Kato (AMCC) vs. QiLi Ma/Rada Manataweewat (UCA) unfinsished
3. Fuka Nonoyama/Yada Vasupongchai (UCA) def.
Carolina Bulatovic/
Maria Maldonado (AMCC) 6-0
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 Islanders will prepare for the Southland Conference Championships at home starting on Thursday, April 25, at the Thomas J Henry Tennis Center.
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@IslandersTennis), Instagram (
@IslandersTennis) and like their Facebook page (
Islanders Tennis).
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