ARLINGTON, Texas – The Texas A&M University-Kingsville women's tennis program turned in a pair of wins on Sunday at the Arlington Tennis Complex against non-conference foes Newman University and North Central Texas College.
The Javelinas (8-9) secured a quick win against the Jets (13-5) at 6-1 before posting a perfect 9-0 sweep over the Lions (4-4) to wrap the weekend matches.
MATCH ONE vs NEWMAN
TAMUK's Nos. 1 and 3 doubles teams tallied the first points of the match against Newman as Stephanie Baerman and Laura Montalvo cruised to an 8-1 win over Liza Gerasimova and Emily Young at the top spot, while Victoria Romanovskaia and Viviana Ortiz tallied an 8-5 decision at the third spot over Emily Wise and Mariana Gaviria.
Phonephathep Philavong and Valerie Ruiz found themselves locked in a close affair against Kateryna Stoianova and Vlada Litvinova at the No. 2 doubles matchup, but the Jet duo ended on top with the 9-7 final.
Philavong took the win at No. 2 singles as Litvinova retired in the match, while Ortiz, Montalvo and Julia Rauer secured the team win for the Javelinas.
Rauer downed Stoianova in the No. 4 matchup, 6-1 and 6-0 before Baerman secured the team win at 6-1, 6-0 over Gaviria at No. 6, while Montalvo added the cherry on top with a 6-0, 7-5 win over Wise at No. 3.
The remaining two matches went unfinished. For complete results, click here.
MATCH TWO vs NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS
The Javelinas carried the momentum into the second match of the day against North Central Texas with a dominating performance on the courts.
The closest matchup came at No. 1 doubles between the TAMUK duo of Rauer and Montalvo and the NCTC combo of Brenda Aguilar and Melissa Ariza with the Blue and Gold duet taking the win at 8-6.
The remaining two doubles matches were identical 8-1 decisions by the Javelinas.
Philavong took an 8-5 win over Aguilar at the No. 2 singles matchup, before Montalvo bested Ariza at No. 3 with an 8-4 decision, while Mariana Correa equaled the feat with an 8-4 win over Yashleen Kheterpal at No. 6.
Romanovskaia was the lone Javelina to post a flawless match as she took an 8-0 win over Yana Goranova at the No. 1 matchup.
For complete results, click here.
TAMUK will resume Lone Star play later this week with a home match against Cameron on Friday, March 30, at the Javelina Tennis Courts, with first serve scheduled for 11 a.m. CT.
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