LAKE CHARLES, La. – To conclude the 2022 regular season, the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi women's tennis program excelled in a 7-0 sweep over McNeese at the Nancy Hank Tennis Center.
A&M-Corpus Christi won all three doubles courts and did not drop a set in any of the six singles matches.
The Islanders wrapped-up the regular season with a 19-3 overall record and 5-1 in conference. Four of their five SLC victories were 7-0 sweeps.
"This team is really growing and improving – we are really proud of them! This was the most complete and focused match we've played all year. The energy, fight and commitment to the process was excellent. This team is learning how much fun they can have and how much confidence they can play with when they commit to doing certain things the right way. I've seen a real commitment to that right process the past couple weeks and I'm very excited to compete with this amazing group in the conference tournament. I'm very proud of them today," said head coach
Steve Moore.
In doubles, juniors
Camille Townsend and
Mariya Shumeika made quick work on court two with a 6-1 win. Sophomores
Emma Aucagne and
Emma Honore clinched the point with a 6-2 victory, and sophomores
Leopoldine Boisseau and
Kateryna Rublevska played it out on court three and won a 7-6 tiebreaker.
In singles, Aucagne kept rolling with a 6-2, 6-1 win on court one as the reigning SLC Player of the Week winner (her third of the season). Shumeika breezed to a 6-3, 6-1 win on court two.
Townsend notched a 6-4, 6-4 victory on court three and Boisseau turned in a 6-3, 6-2 score on court four. Sophomore
Victoire Delattre registered a 6-0, 7-5 win on court five and Rublevska won 6-3, 6-0 on court six.
A&M-Corpus Christi improved to 15-7 all-time against McNeese and have won the last four meetings.
The Islanders will enter the SLC Championship as the No. 2 seed. The bracket has not yet been announced. The tournament is slated for April 22-24 in New Orleans, hosted by UNO.
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, McNeese 0
Doubles Competition
1.
Emma Honore/
Emma Aucagne (AMCC-W) def. Yukina Abe/Natalia Ballo (MCN) 6-2
2.
Mariya Shumeika/
Camille Townsend (AMCC-W) def. Carlotta Romito/Matilde Mulatero (MCN) 6-1
3.
Kateryna Rublevska/
Leopoldine Boisseau (AMCC-W) def. Aina Domingo-Bernabeu/Ariane Monlleo Sanchis (MCN) 7-6 (1)
Singles Competition
1.
Emma Aucagne (AMCC-W) def. Matilde Mulatero (MCN) 6-1, 6-2
2.
Mariya Shumeika (AMCC-W) def. Carlotta Romito (MCN) 6-3, 6-1
3.
Camille Townsend (AMCC-W) def. Aina Domingo-Bernabeu (MCN) 6-4, 6-4
4.
Leopoldine Boisseau (AMCC-W) def. Natalia Ballo (MCN) 6-3, 6-2
5.
Victoire Delattre (AMCC-W) def. Yukina Abe (MCN) 6-0, 7-5
6.
Kateryna Rublevska (AMCC-W) def. Ariane Monlleo Sanchis (MCN) 6-3, 6-0
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