Story Headlines
- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi women's tennis team fell to Central Arkansas, 4-3, on Sunday afternoon.
- The Islanders fall to 11-3 and 1-1 in Southland play. The Sugar Bears improved to 8-5 and 2-0 in league action.
- Despite falling in doubles, the Islanders battled back with
Kei Kato winning at No. 3 and
Emma Honore winning at No. 5 singles, both in straight sets.
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Maria Maldonado won a three-set match at No. 6 singles, defeating Jaeun Lee.
- The match was played at a neutral site in Beaumont, Texas.
Singles Results
1. Chunxi Xin (UCA) def.
Mariya Shumeika (AMCC) 6-3, 1-6, 6-1
2. Fuka Nonoyama (UCA) def.
Camille Townsend (AMCC) 7-6, 6-0
3.
Kei Kato (AMCC) def. Maja Gledic (UCA) 7-5, 6-1
4. Yada Vasupongchai (UCA) def.
Victoire Delattre (AMCC) 6-3, 6-2
5.
Emma Honore (AMCC) def. Mei Ishimura (UCA) 6-1, 6-3
6.
Maria Maldonado (AMCC) def. Jaeun Lee (UCA) 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
Doubles Results
1. Fuka Nonoyama/Chunxi Xin (UCA) def.
Emma Honore/
Kei Kato (AMCC) 6-1
2.
Camille Townsend/
Mariya Shumeika (AMCC) vs. Yada Vasupongchai/Maja Gledic (UCA) unfinished
3. Paulina Engback/Mei Ishimura (UCA) def.
Maria Maldonado/
Jordan Ortega-Mendez (AMCC) 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.
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@IslandersTennis) and like their Facebook page (
Islanders Tennis).
Up Next
- The Islander women will head to Lake Charles, La., to face McNeese State University on Friday, March 6, at noon.
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