Islander women complete South Texas sweep of UTRGV

Story Headlines
- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi women's tennis team defeated UTRGV, 7-1, on Sunday afternoon in Edinburg, Texas.
- With the win, the Islander women improved to 10-1 on the year while UTRGV falls to 0-6.
- The match was the second meeting of the South Texas Showdown, presented by NavyArmy Community Credit Union. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi won the Jan. 29 matchup in Corpus Christi, 7-0.
- Kei Kato, Emma Honore and Jordan Ortega-Mendez all were double winners for Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, taking their singles and doubles matches.

Double's Results
1. Katarina Sasaroga/Sandra Putz (UTRGV) vs. Camille Townsend/Mariya Shumeika (AMCC) 5-4 unfinished
2. Kei Kato/Emma Honore (AMCC) def. Alicia Thal/Kristyna Mamicova (UTRGV) 6-1
3. Maria Maldonado/Jordan Ortega-Mendez (AMCC) def. Valeria Montero/Ana Platisa (UTRGV) 6-2

Single's Results
1. Mariya Shumeika (AMCC) def. Katarina Sasaroga (UTRGV) 6-2, 5-7, 10-4
2. Camille Townsend (AMCC) def. Ana Platisa (UTRGV) 6-1, 6-0
3. Kei Kato (AMCC) def. Sandra Putz (UTRGV) 6-1, 7-6 (0)
4. Emma Honore (AMCC) def. Alicia Thal (UTRGV) 6-3, 6-1
5. Victoire Delattre (AMCC) def. Valeria Montero (UTRGV) 6-3, 7-6 (4)
6. Jordan Ortega-Mendez (AMCC) def. Kristyna Mamicova (UTRGV) 6-4, 6-4

History of Success
- As a program, the Islanders have reached 11 NCAA Tournaments in program history and captured 23 Southland titles in the last 13 years. The women have won three of the past four Southland Conference regular season titles.

Up Next
-  A&M-Corpus Christi's women will face UTSA on Tuesday, Feb. 18, in San Antonio, Texas at 2 p.m.

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