HAMMOND, La. – Extending its winning-streak to nine, the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi women's tennis program swept Southeastern 7-0 in a Southland Conference match on Friday at the SLU Tennis Complex.
A&M-Corpus Christi (16-2, 2-0 SLC) did not a drop a set on any court. The Islanders are on their longest winning-streak since 2017.
A&M-Corpus Christi improved to 77-18 in singles as a team this season and 38-9 in doubles.
"I thought our girls came with a lot of focus and heart today. This match was a lot closer than the final score and I thought Southeastern competed very hard and made it a battle. I'm proud of the way our girls stuck with their process when they felt adversity, proud of their commitment to play every point with intensity and proud of the way they fought and cheered each other today. There's a lot of excitement and good energy on this team and a real commitment to fight for each other with all our hearts," said head coach
Steve Moore.
The Islanders started it off with a 6-0 win at No. 3 doubles from sophomores
Leopoldine Boisseau and
Kateryna Rublevska. The team clinched the doubles point at the No. 2 position with a 6-3 victory from sophomores
Emma Aucagne and
Emma Honore.
A&M-Corpus Christi kept the momentum going in singles as Boisseau capped a 2-0 day with a 6-1, 6-0 tally at No. 5 singles. The Islanders went up 3-0 after sophomore
Victoire Delattre notched a 6-3, 6-2 wn at No. 6.
At the top of the lineup, Aucagne won her second match of the day 6-4, 7-5 at No. 1 singles. On the court next to her, junior
Mariya Shumeika polished off a 6-2, 6-4 win.
Junior
Camille Townsend registered a 6-4, 6-3 victory at No. 3. On court four, Honore closed out a 6-1, 7-6 (3) win.
The Islanders are now 14-1 all-time against SLU and have won 14 in a row.
A&M-Corpus Christi will conclude the weekend with another road match Sunday at Northwestern State at 11 a.m.
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, Southeastern 0
Doubles Competition
1. Flory Bierma/Putri Insani (SLU) vs.
Mariya Shumeika/
Camille Townsend (AMCC-W) 4-4, unfinished
2.
Emma Aucagne/
Emma Honore (AMCC-W) def. Sonya Kanarskaya/Polina Paunova (SLU) 6-3
3.
Leopoldine Boisseau/
Kateryna Rublevska (AMCC-W) def. Bogi Csordas/Jordan Burdett (SLU) 6-0
Singles Competition
1.
Emma Aucagne (AMCC-W) def. Putri Insani (SLU) 6-4, 7-5
2.
Mariya Shumeika (AMCC-W) def. Polina Paunova (SLU) 6-2, 6-4
3.
Camille Townsend (AMCC-W) def. Flory Bierma (SLU) 6-4, 6-3
4.
Emma Honore (AMCC-W) def. Sonya Kanarskaya (SLU) 6-1, 7-6 (7-3)
5.
Leopoldine Boisseau (AMCC-W) def. Bogi Csordas (SLU) 6-1, 6-0
6.
Victoire Delattre (AMCC-W) def. Jordan Burdett (SLU) 6-3, 6-2
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