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WACO, Texas – The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi women's tennis program put up a fight against eighth-ranked Baylor in the NCAA Tournament on Friday, but the Bears finished on top 4-0 at the Hurd Tennis Center.
"We could not be more proud of these amazing, high character women! Every time they got knocked down this year, they bounced right back with courage and character," said head coach
Steve Moore. "Ever since we lost a heartbreaking match in New Orleans, this team choice the character road, stuck together like a unified family and competed like tigers for each other! They poured their heart and soul into this team all year. Winning the conference tournament without dropping a point and advancing to the NCAA Championships for the fourth time speaks for itself, but what makes me even more proud is the high character family this group became."
The highlight of the day came at No. 2 doubles where the Islanders (22-5) won 6-2 over the Bears (24-4). Freshmen
Emma Aucagne and
Emma Honore raced out to a red-hot start and led 4-0. They finished it off with Aucagne holding serve.
A&M-Corpus Christi had opportunities at No. 1 doubles as well. Five of the first seven games went to no-ad deuce points, but Baylor's No. 31 ranked team found itself in front 5-2. The Bears won the next game to grab the doubles point.
In singles, the Islanders again didn't go down easy. Aucagne, the Southland Conference Freshman of the Year, dropped a tight first set 7-5 at No. 4 but was dominating 4-0 in the second and was a point away from making it 5-0.
At No. 2 singles, sophomore
Camille Townsend was serving for the second set ahead 5-4 when the match went unfinished. Fellow sophomore
Mariya Shumeika was up 4-2 in the first set and in the midst of a back-and-forth second before the match went unfinished.
The Islanders, who did not have any seniors on the roster, swept three matches in the SLC Tournament to earn the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Up next, the men's program will square off with second-ranked Baylor in the NCAA Tournament at 2 p.m. Saturday.
A&M-Corpus Christi Tennis
- 13 NCAA Tournaments
- 28 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
No. 8 Baylor 4, A&M-Corpus Christi 0
Doubles Competition
1. Jessica Hinojosa (BU) vs.
Mariya Shumeika (AMCC) 6-4, 3-2, unfinished
2. A. Herrero Linana (BU) vs.
Camille Townsend (AMCC) 6-1, 4-5, unfinished
3. Angie Shakhraichuk (BU) def.
Emma Honore (AMCC) 6-3, 6-2
4. Kris Sorokolet (BU) vs.
Emma Aucagne (AMCC) 7-5, 0-4, unfinished
5. Paula Baranano (BU) def.
Leopoldine Boisseau (AMCC) 6-2, 6-4
6. Audrey Boch-Collins (BU) def.
Victoire Delattre (AMCC) 6-1, 6-1
Singles Competition
1. #31 Angie Shakhraichuk/Mel Krywoj (BU) def.
Mariya Shumeika/
Camille Townsend (AMCC) 6-2
2.
Emma Honore/
Emma Aucagne (AMCC) def. Jessica Hinojosa/Kris Sorokolet (BU) 6-2
3. A. Herrero Linana/Audrey Boch-Collins (BU) def.
Leopoldine Boisseau/
Victoire Delattre (AMCC) 6-0
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