Women's tennis falls to ACU in road action

Story Headlines
- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi women's tennis team fell to Abilene Christian University, 5-2, on Sunday afternoon at the Eager Tennis Center in Abilene, Texas.
- The Islanders are now 12-5 overall and 5-3 in Southland play. The Wildcats improved to 12-8 overall and 8-0 in league action.
- In doubles, Kei Kato and Myu Kageyama picked up a 6-3 victory at the No. 2 position for Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. The duo is now 6-2 in doubles in league action this spring.
- In singles, Mariya Shumeika was victorious at No. 4 singles in straight sets. She is now 7-1 in Southland singles matches this year.
- Freshman classmate Camille Townsend also picked up a straight-set victory at No. 2, moving her to 6-2 in conference singles action. She is now 2-0 this year playing at the No. 2 singles position.
- The Islanders are 43-6 in SLC play over last four years.

Match Scores
Doubles
1. Nini Memishishi/Sarah Adams (ACU) def. Carolina Bulatovic/Mariya Shumeika (AMCC) 6-2
2. Kei Kato/Myu Kageyama (AMCC) def. Autumn Bellow/Ileana Mocciola (ACU) 6-3
3. Jordan Henry/Allison Stewart (ACU) def. Camille Townsend/Vanessa Reinicke (AMCC) 6-4

Singles
1. Nini Memishishi (ACU) def. Carolina Bulatovic (AMCC) 0-6, 6-4, 7-5
2. Camille Townsend (AMCC) def. Sarah Adams (ACU) 6-3, 6-3
3. Autumn Bellow (ACU) def. Kei Kato (AMCC) 6-2, 6-3
4. Mariya Shumeika (AMCC) def. Jordan Henry (ACU) 6-4, 7-5
5. Allison Stewart (ACU) def. Myu Kageyama (AMCC) 6-2, 6-4
6. Ileana Mocciola (ACU) def. Maria Maldonado (AMCC) 6-2, 6-4

From the Head Coach
"Sometimes you just have to salute your opponent when they are tougher. That was the simple truth today. ACU was tough and they've been tough all year. We will stay unified, get back to old school hard work, keeping encouraging each other like crazy and get better. We are a young team with great talent and great character. We will keep getting better every day. I still believe that this team will be as good as anyone in late April when it matters most. We just have to keep learning and outworking people." 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 head to Thibodaux, La., to take on Nicholls on Friday, April 12, at 3 p.m.

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