CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A strong showing was turned in by the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi women's tennis program as it swept UIW 7-0 in the Southland Conference opener Saturday at the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center.
A&M-Corpus Christi (14-2, 1-0 SLC) extended its home winning-streak to 20 matches. The Islanders have not lost a conference home match since 2014-15.
A&M-Corpus Christi, the reigning SLC Tournament Champions, won its seventh consecutive match overall. Six of the seven matches have been sweeps.
The Islanders improved to 65-17 in singles as a team this year and 34-8 in doubles.
As a team, the Islanders are 59-17 in singles and 32-7 in doubles. Sophomore
Leopoldine Boisseau has won a team-high 23 matches including 12-2 in singles and 10-1 in doubles. She's on a six-match winning-streak in singles.
A highly contested doubles point came down to the No. 2 spot where the sophomore duo of
Emma Aucagne and
Emma Honore registered a 7-5 win. It came after fellow sophomores
Leopoldine Boisseau and
Kateryna Rublevska won 6-0 on court three.
The Islanders did not drop a set in singles. At the top spot, Aucagne tallied a 6-2, 6-4 win. On the court next to her, junior
Mariya Shumeika won 6-2, 7-6 (1).
The tightest match came at No. 3 where junior
Camille Townsend grinded for a 7-5, 7-6 (5) win. Honore also won a tiebreaker at the No. 4 position in a 7-6 (7), 6-2 win.
The Islanders shined on courts five and six. At No. 5, Boisseau cruised to a 6-0, 6-3 win. Rublevska was flawless in a 6-0, 6-0 decision at No. 6.
A&M-Corpus Christi is now a perfect 9-0 all-time against UIW, winning at least five courts in every contest.
A&M-Corpus Christi Tennis
- 13 NCAA Tournaments
- 28 SLC Championships
- 4 Top-40 National Rankings
- 3.0 GPA 35 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 7, UIW 0
Doubles Competition
1. Sofia Franco Salcedo/Lauren Fulgenzi (UIW) def.
Camille Townsend/
Mariya Shumeika (AMCC-W) 7-6 (9-7)
2.
Emma Honore/
Emma Aucagne (AMCC-W) def. Kinga Psut/Gargi Pawar (UIW) 7-5
3.
Leopoldine Boisseau/
Kateryna Rublevska (AMCC-W) def. Taylor Parkinson/Sophia Kermet (UIW) 6-0
Singles Competition
1.
Emma Aucagne (AMCC-W) def. Sofia Franco Salcedo (UIW) 6-2, 6-4
2.
Mariya Shumeika (AMCC-W) def. Gargi Pawar (UIW) 6-2, 7-6 (7-1)
3.
Camille Townsend (AMCC-W) def. Lauren Fulgenzi (UIW) 7-5, 7-6 (7-5)
4.
Emma Honore (AMCC-W) def. Sophia Kermet (UIW) 7-6 (9-7), 6-2
5.
Leopoldine Boisseau (AMCC-W) def. Taylor Parkinson (UIW) 6-0, 6-3
6.
Kateryna Rublevska (AMCC-W) def. Alejandra Landaluce (UIW) 6-0, 6-0
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