LAKE CHARLES, La. - The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi tennis team heads to compete at the Southland Conference Individual Championships this weekend. The Islanders will play Friday through Sunday in singles and doubles brackets.
In singles play, the Islanders are sending
Leticia Tarocco on the women's side, who is the No. 3 seed in the tournament. She will face the No. 6 seed Blanca Losada from Nicholls. On Saturday, No. 2 seed
Andres Delgadillo faces No. 3 seed Leon Nickel from Lamar in the semifinals.
Mikel Garmendia and
Jami Savolainen team up in doubles play as they face UTRGV in the semifinals on the men's side, while
Yana Mykytyn and
Kseniya Ramanouskaya are the No. 1 seed on the women's side and will face the winner of the Southeastern Louisiana and Lamar match.
The winners over the weekend earn a bid into the ITA Conference Masters Championship, where players can earn a bid to the NCAA Championships. The Islanders men's doubles team has won the SLC Individual Championships the past two seasons, with Garmendia being a part of the winning pair last season. Mykytyn and Ramanouskaya made it to the championship doubles match last season before falling to the top-seeded Stephen F. Austin pair.
The draw and results of the tournament can be followed with the link
here.
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