SAN ANTONIO – Still undefeated on the season, the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi women's tennis program downed Abilene Christian 4-1 in a neutral court match Monday.
The Islanders (11-0) are off to their best start since 2015-16 when they went 24-0 prior to the NCAA Tournament. A&M-Corpus Christi beat an ACU squad which has wins over UTSA, Oral Roberts and New Mexico.
A&M-Corpus Christi took care of business in doubles where it led on all three courts. Junior
Emma Aucagne and freshman
Palina Saulevich started it off with a 6-1 victory on court two, and juniors
Kateryna Rublevska and
Valeria Cherfus clinched it 6-3 on court three.
The Islanders also led in an unfinished doubles match on court one. Junior
Naomi Moi McKenzie and freshman
Sofia Pinto were a game away with a 5-4 lead.
A&M-Corpus Christi kept rolling in singles. Aucagne cruised to a 6-1, 6-2 win at No. 1 and Pinto followed with a 6-1, 6-3 victory at No. 3.
The clinching match came at No. 5 where Cherfus finished off Andrea Guerrero 6-4, 7-5. The Islanders also led in a pair of unfinished third sets as senior
Victoire Delattre was up 4-0 and Rublevska led 1-0.
The women are now 52-5 (.912) as a team in singles and Aucagne is 8-0 at No. 1.
Both the men and women will be in action Wednesday when they face Rice in a 2 p.m. road match.
A&M-Corpus Christi 4, Abilene Christian 1
Doubles Competition
1.
Naomi Moi McKenzie/
Sofia Pinto (AMCC-W) vs. Masha Vrsalovic/Olivia Sears (ACU) 5-4, unfinished
2.
Emma Aucagne/
Palina Saulevich (AMCC-W) def. Maria Cascos/Maryjoe Crisologo (ACU) 6-1
3.
Kateryna Rublevska/
Valeria Cherfus (AMCC-W) def. Eva Arranz/Andrea Guerrero (ACU) 6-3
Singles Competition
1.
Emma Aucagne (AMCC-W) def. Masha Vrsalovic (ACU) 6-1, 6-2
2. Olivia Sears (ACU) def.
Naomi Moi McKenzie (AMCC-W) 6-2, 7-5
3.
Sofia Pinto (AMCC-W) def. Maryjoe Crisologo (ACU) 6-1, 6-3
4.
Victoire Delattre (AMCC-W) vs. Maria Cascos (ACU) 4-6, 6-4, 4-0, unfinished
5.
Valeria Cherfus (AMCC-W) def. Andrea Guerrero (ACU) 6-4, 7-5
6.
Kateryna Rublevska (AMCC-W) vs. Eva Arranz (ACU) 3-6, 6-3, 1-0, unfinished
A&M-Corpus Christi Tennis
- 14 NCAA Tournaments
- 30 SLC Championships
- 4 Top-40 National Rankings
- 3.0 GPA 39 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
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