BEAUMONT, Texas – The fourth-seeded Texas A&M-Corpus Christi women's tennis program advanced to the semifinals of the Southland Conference Tournament with a 5-0 win over fifth-seeded Northwestern State on Saturday at the Beaumont Municipal Tennis Center.
It was a matchup between two programs that have combined for 12 Southland Conference titles since 2010. A&M-Corpus Christi improved to 20-4 on the year, while the Lady Demons ended their campaign 7-9.
A&M-Corpus Christi got off to a quick start by winning the doubles point with victories from its two All-Conference pairs. Sophomores
Mariya Shumeika and
Camille Townsend won 6-1 at No. 1, and freshmen
Emma Aucagne and
Emma Honore clinched it with a 6-3 victory at No. 2.
In singles, Aucagne – the SLC Freshman of the Year – added another victory to her resume with a 6-0, 6-3 decision at No. 4.
Fellow All-Conference selections Honore and freshman
Leopoldine Boisseau were also victorious. Honore registered a 6-2, 6-3 result at No. 3, while Boisseau tallied a 6-2, 6-3 decision at No. 5.
Boisseau and Shumeika ended their matches at nearly the same time to clinch it. Shumeika ousted Mariella Minetti 6-4, 6-1 at No. 1 singles.
Up next, the Islanders will square off with eighth-seeded Stephen F. Austin at 2 p.m. Sunday in the semifinals after the Ladyjacks upset top-seeded Sam Houston. A&M-Corpus Christi won the regular season meeting 7-0 over SFA on March 12.
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
A&M-Corpus Christi 5, Northwestern State 0
Doubles competition
1.
Mariya Shumeika/
Camille Townsend (AMCC) def. Minetti, Mariella/Wallin, Greta (NSU) 6-1
2.
Emma Honore/
Emma Aucagne (AMCC) def. Castillo, Judit/Wojcikova, Viktorie (NSU) 6-3
3.
Leopoldine Boisseau/
Kateryna Rublevska (AMCC) vs. Dancetovic, Emilija/Szczygielska, Dorota (NSU) 3-4, unfinished
Singles competition
1.
Mariya Shumeika (AMCC) def. Minetti, Mariella (NSU) 6-4, 6-1
2.
Camille Townsend (AMCC) vs. Wojcikova, Viktorie (NSU) 6-2, 4-1, unfinished
3.
Emma Honore (AMCC) def. Szczygielska, Dorota (NSU) 6-2, 6-3
4.
Emma Aucagne (AMCC) def. Castillo, Judit (NSU) 6-0, 6-3
5.
Leopoldine Boisseau (AMCC) def. Dancetovic, Emilija (NSU) 6-2, 6-3
6.
Victoire Delattre (AMCC) vs. Kanaphuet, Gig (NSU) 7-5, 2-0, unfinished
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