CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi women's tennis program wrapped-up the weekend with a big 6-1 win over Lamar on Saturday at the Henry Tennis Center.
The Islanders (16-2, 6-1 SLC) cruised to a pair of doubles victory at courts No. 1 and 3 before winning four singles matches in straight sets to clinch it over Lamar (7-6, 4-4 SLC).
"We talked a lot about how character is defined and how you bounce back after a tough loss, and this group was superb today! They came out and really competed with great heart and pride! We have big battles coming up where we will need to play with this level intensity plus savvy and smart! We have to play that way 10 points out of 10, every player from the start to finish. But we have great belief in this group! They care as much as you could ask a team to care and have great character," said head coach
Steve Moore.
A&M-Corpus Christi started it off in doubles with a 6-2 win from sophomore
Camille Townsend and
Mariya Shumeika. The clinching match came on court three where freshmen
Leopoldine Boisseau and
Kateryna Rublevska won by the same 6-2 score.
In singles, freshman
Victoire Delattre made quick work of Emmeline Polevoi 6-1, 6-0 at No. 6 to put the Islanders up 2-0.
Remaining undefeated on the year was Shumeika who improved to 17-0 with a 6-0, 6-4 victory at No. 1 singles.
Both Boisseau and freshman
Emma Aucagne won their ninth consecutive singles matches. Boisseau took down Ana Jolic 6-4, 6-1 at No. 5, while Aucagne ousted Natalia Molina 7-5, 6-1.
A back-and-forth match came at No. 2 singles where Townsend outlasted Elena Rodriguez 6-4, 5-7, 10-6.
A&M-Corpus Christi improved to 11-9 all-time against the Cardinals and have won eight of the last nine.
The Islanders will take the court again Tuesday in a huge showdown against first-place Sam Houston at 12 p.m. on a neutral site in Houston. It's a make-up match from a weather postponement on March 14.
A&M-Corpus Christi Tennis
- 11 NCAA Tournaments
- 25 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 6, Lamar 1
Doubles Competition
1.
Mariya Shumeika/
Camille Townsend (AMCC) def. Alba Perez/Bianca Vitale (LU-W) 6-2
2.
Emma Aucagne/
Emma Honore (AMCC) vs. Natalia Molina/Elena Rodriguez (LU-W) unfinished
3.
Leopoldine Boisseau/
Kateryna Rublevska (AMCC) def. Jayci Wong/Ana Jolic (LU-W) 6-2
Singles Competition
1.
Mariya Shumeika (AMCC) def. Bianca Vitale (LU-W) 6-0, 6-4
2.
Camille Townsend (AMCC) def. Elena Rodriguez (LU-W) 6-4, 5-7, 10-6
3. Alba Perez (LU-W) def.
Emma Honore (AMCC) 6-2, 2-6, 11-9
4.
Emma Aucagne (AMCC) def. Natalia Molina (LU-W) 7-5, 6-1
5.
Leopoldine Boisseau (AMCC) def. Ana Jolic (LU-W) 6-4, 6-1
6.
Victoire Delattre (AMCC) def. Emmeline Polevoi (LU-W) 6-1, 6-0
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