Houston Gets Past A&M-Corpus Christi Women’s Tennis

HOUSTON – The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi women's tennis program put forth a valiant effort but ended on the short end of a 4-1 outcome against Houston on Saturday at the Barbara Wallace Winston Tennis Facility.
 
The Islanders are now 11-2 overall on the season.
 
A&M-Corpus Christi picked up a victory at No. 5 singles. Junior Valeria Cherfus won in straight sets 6-0, 6-4 to improve to 8-2 on the year.
 
At No. 1 singles, junior Emma Aucagne dropped the first set 6-1 but was leading 5-2 in the second. She remains 8-0 on the season as well as junior Kateryna Rublevska who didn't get to finish at No. 6.
 
Women's tennis will be back in action Monday when they face Our Lady of the Lake in a doubleheader beginning at 9 a.m. in San Antonio.
 
Women's Tennis
Houston 4, A&M-Corpus Christi 1
Doubles Competition
1. B. Cortijo Parreno/Laura Slisane (HOU) def. Sofia Pinto/Naomi Moi McKenzie (AMCC-W) 6-4
2. Maria Dzemeshkevich/Sophie Schouten (HOU) vs. Emma Aucagne/Palina Saulevich (AMCC-W) 6-5, unfinished
3. Sonya Kovalenko/Azul Pedemonti (HOU) def. Valeria Cherfus/Kateryna Rublevska (AMCC-W) 6-4
 
Singles Competition
1. Maria Dzemeshkevich (HOU) vs. Emma Aucagne (AMCC-W) 6-1, 2-5, unfinished
2. Laura Slisane (HOU) def. Naomi Moi McKenzie (AMCC-W) 6-1, 6-2
3. Azul Pedemonti (HOU) def. Sofia Pinto (AMCC-W) 6-4, 6-2
4. Sophie Schouten (HOU) def. Victoire Delattre (AMCC-W) 6-1, 7-5
5. Valeria Cherfus (AMCC-W) def. B. Cortijo Parreno (HOU) 6-0, 6-4
6. Sonya Kovalenko (HOU) vs. Kateryna Rublevska (AMCC-W) 6-2, 4-3, 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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