Tennis wins multiple flights at Rice; finishes play at ITA Masters

Story Headlines
- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi men's and women's tennis teams finished play over the weekend at a pair of high level tournaments in two different states.
- William Mottet competed in singles and mixed doubles at the 2019 ITA Oracle Masters in Malibu, Calif. Full results can be found HERE.
- The Islander women sent five student-athletes to the Rice Invitational in Houston, Texas. Full results can be found here for singles and doubles.

ITA Oracle ITA Masters
Singles
R1: Matias Soto (Baylor) def. William Mottet, 6-2, 6-2
R2: Mottet def. Hendrik Inno (Belmont), 6-4, 6-3
R3: Zdenek Derkas (Fresno State) def. Mottet, 7-5, 7-6 (3)

Mixed Doubles
R1: Osorio/Lahey (San Diego/Pepperdine) def. Mottet/Yamalapalli (AMCC/SHSU0, 6-4

Rice Invitational
- For the entire weekend of play, the Islanders went 17-3 in matches with wins over Auburn, Colorado and Houston.
- Carolina Bulatovic, Mariya Shumeika and Victoire Delattre all won their respective singles flights.
- Camille Townsend finished second in Flight 4 and Jordan Ortega-Mendez finished third in Flight 8.

Flight 4 Singles
R1: Camille Townsend def. Isidora Zivkovic (SHSU), 6-4, 3-6, 10-5
R2: Townsend def. Antonia Balzert (Colorado), 6-4, 7-5
Champ: Jackie Carr (Arkansas) def. Townsend, 6-1, 6-1

Flight 6 Singles
R1: Mariya Shumeika def. Phonexay Chitdara (Houston), 6-4, 6-2
R2: Shumeika def. Karla De La Luz Montalvo (SHSU), 6-4, 6-1
Champ: Shumeika def. Nidhi Surapaneni (UNT), 6-1, 7-6 (3)

Flight 7 Singles
R1: Carolina Bulatovic def. Lindsay Song (Auburn), 6-3, 4-6, 10-7
R2: Bulatovic def. Alexandra Heczey (UNT), 6-3, 6-0
Champ: Bulatovic def Sophia Hummel (UNT), 6-2, 6-3

Flight 8 Singles
R1: Jordan Ortega-Mendez def. Petra Kaszas (SHSU), 6-3, 6-2
R2: Caraline Scheufler (Auburn) def. Ortega-Mendez, 7-5, 6-4
3rd Place: Ortega-Mendez def. Josefina Cassara (TX State), 6-1, 6-4

Flight 10 Singles
R1: Victoire Delattre def. Toby Lewis (TX State), 6-0, 6-7 (5), 10-8
R2: Delattre def. Stevie Ybarra (SHSU), 6-0, 6-3
R3: Delattre def. Diya Menon (UTSA), 6-4, 3-6, 10-5

Flight 3 Doubles
R2: L. Natal/A. Garcia Mendez (UTA) def. Townsend/Shumekia, 6-3

Flight 4 Doubles
R1: Bulatovic/Ortega-Mendez def. S. Murcia/A. Fuchs (TX State), 6-1
R2: Bulatovic/Ortega-Mendez def. M. Horiguchi/Chileno (UTA), 6-3

Extra Doubles
R1: Delattre/Bowtell (Rice) def. Menon/Cabarique (UTSA) 6-2

History of Success
- As a program, the Islanders have reached 11 NCAA Tournaments in program history and captured 25 Southland titles. The men are seeking the program's ninth NCAA Tournament appearance. The women have won three of the past four Southland Conference regular season titles.

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Up Next
- The women compete at the Austin ITF Pro in Austin, Texas, starting on Thursday, Oct. 10. The men will play at the Rice Invitational starting on Friday, Oct. 18.