UTSA Barely Gets Past A&M-Corpus Christi in Regular Season Finale

SAN ANTONIO – In its final tune-up match before the conference tournament, the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi women's tennis program was edged 4-3 by UTSA on Sunday at the UTSA Tennis Center.
 
The Islanders (19-4) nearly came back after dropping the doubles point, but UTSA (9-10) was able to win three singles courts to hang on in the end.
 
"I give UTSA credit, they played very tough at home today. I think our girls have to make better choices and choose to control their tenacity and energy from the beginning of the match. We dug ourselves a hole at the beginning with lack of energy. But I give the girls credit, they showed character and fought back. We just have to make the full commitment to play every point with great footwork and intensity with no excuses," said head coach Steve Moore.
 
Freshman Emma Aucagne won her 13th consecutive match to improve to 19-1 overall. She ousted UTSA's Catalina Cabrique 6-4, 6-0 at No. 4 after going 10-0 in singles in conference.
 
Improving to 17-2 on the year was freshman Victoire Delattre. She took down Laura Munoz-Baroja 6-4, 6-0 at the No. 5 spot.
 
At the top of the lineup, sophomore Mariya Shumeika gutted out a 7-6, 3-6, 10-5 win over Jasmin Starr. Shumeika is now 18-3 on the season.
 
The Islanders and the Roadrunners split a pair of meetings this season after A&M-Corpus Christi won 4-0 at home on Jan. 29. The Islanders are 13-6 all-time against the Roadrunners.
 
Up next, the fourth-seeded Islanders will face fifth-seeded Northwestern State at 2 p.m. Friday, April 23 in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament.
 
A&M-Corpus Christi Tennis
- 11 NCAA Tournaments
- 26 SLC Championships
- 4 Top-40 National Rankings
- 3.0 GPA 31 Straight Semesters
- Islanders have received a No. 3 seed at the NCAA Tournament three times
- Women's tennis has cracked the ITA top-75 national rankings three times
- Men's tennis has cracked the ITA national rankings 10 consecutive years
- Ranked nationally in NCAA DI as high as No. 35 for the men and No. 60 for the women
 
UTSA 4, A&M-Corpus Christi 3
Doubles Competition
1. Aleksandra Zlatarova/Sophie Omoworare (UTSAW) def. Mariya Shumeika/Camille Townsend (AMCC) 6-3
2. Jasmin Starr/Keegan McCain (UTSAW) def. Emma Honore/Emma Aucagne (AMCC) 6-3
3. Alexandra Weir/Catalina Cabrique (UTSAW) vs. Jordan Ortega-Mendez/Leopoldine Boisseau (AMCC) 5-6, unfinished
 
Singles Competition
1. Mariya Shumeika (AMCC) def. Jasmin Starr (UTSAW) 7-6, 3-6, 10-5
2. Aleksandra Zlatarova (UTSAW) def. Emma Honore (AMCC) 6-3, 7-5
3. Alexandra Weir (UTSAW) def. Camille Townsend (AMCC) 6-4, 6-3
4. Emma Aucagne (AMCC) def. Catalina Cabrique (UTSAW) 6-4, 6-0
5. Keegan McCain (UTSAW) def. Leopoldine Boisseau (AMCC) 6-2, 6-3
6. Victoire Delattre (AMCC) def. Laura Munoz-Baroja (UTSAW) 6-4, 6-4

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