KINGSVILLE, Texas – The Texas A&M-Kingsville women’s tennis team received wins at No. 3 singles and No. 1 doubles but it wasn’t enough as it fell 7-2 to Newman at the campus tennis courts on Tuesday.
In singles, Tabata Lua Cervantes defeated Courtney Dold in a tie-breaker 6-2, 4-6, and 10-8 at No. 3. Marija Dimitrovska extended Lisa Pleskan at No. 2 singles but came up just shot 6-4, 7-6 (7-4). Mariaxi Herrera fell 6-3, 6-4 at No. 1 singles to Kirstie Symon, while Taylor Jordan of Newman downed Victoria Rios 6-2, 6-3.
At No. 5 singles, Carissa Villaflor swept Ashton Garcia 6-0, 6-0, while Katie Klausmeyer beat Alexandra Carrillo 6-1, 6-1.
In doubles, Dimitrovska and Herrera, won 8-6 over Symon and Jordan. At No. 2 doubles, Pleskan and Villaflor defeated Cervantes and Rios 8-3. The final doubles match was an 8-1 decision in favor of Jessica Brown and Courntey Dold.
The Javelinas host Southern Nazarene on Wednesday at noon.