KINGSVILLE, Texas – The Texas A&M-Kingsville women's tennis team and Interim Head Coach Phillip Brown travel to Southlake this weekend to compete in the Lone Star Conference Tennis Championship this Friday and Saturday at the Southlake Tennis Center. 

The Javelinas (0-3) are one of four LSC programs to sponsor women's tennis and will face top-seed Midwestern State (3-0) in the semifinals at 2 p.m. on Friday. In the other semifinal that will be played simultaneously, No. 2 Cameron (2-1) will face third-seeded Tarleton State (1-2). The winning teams will meet in the finals on Saturday at 10 a.m.

In the most recent ITA Division II National rankings released in late March, Midwestern State is ranked No. 18. Tarleton State is 28^th and Cameron is ranked 49^th.

During the regular season, Kingsville fell 9-0.  The tightest match of the day in singles' action was at No. 1. Herrera fell 4-6, 6-4, 10-6 to Kayla Casey.  Casey is the 33^rd-ranked singles player in NCAA Division II.

"Previously, when we played Midwestern we did suffer a loss, but our team has changed quite a bit since then. Our No. 1 team in doubles is playing a lot better and our No. 1 singles player [Mariaxi Herrera] is progressing nicely," said Brown.

On the year, Herrera finished with a 6-9 record to lead the Hoggies in single play. She and her partner, Marija Dimitrovska, lead Kingsville in doubles play with a record of 9-5 overall, and are 2-1 against conference opponents.

"I think our team is up to the challenge. They've faced a lot of adversity this season, especially with not having a full-time coach," stated Brown, "They've never shied away from any challenge that they have been given. No matter what the outcome, the entire athletic department will be proud of them."

For more information and to follow the Championship fans can visit http://www.lonestarconference.org/sports/2014/4/3/WTEN_0403142148.aspx?id=1735&