LAREDO, Texas – The No. 47 Texas A&M University-Kingsville women's tennis program started off the three-game road trip with a strong performance against Laredo Community College on Friday at the H.E.B. Tennis Courts.

The Javelinas (9-10) turned in an 8-1 decision over the Palominos (0-6) thanks to strong doubles play and solid singles matchups.

The No. 2 doubles duo of sophomore Victoria Romanovskaia (Simferopol, Crimea) and senior Viviana Ortiz (Guayaquil, Ecuador) set the tone for the remainder of the match as they cruised to an 8-0 final over Priscilla Morales and Monika Cantu.

Sophomore Valerie Ruiz (San Antonio, Texas) and junior Phonephathep Philavong (Vientiane, Laos) followed suit with an 8-2 final at the No. 1 doubles over Chantal Lozano and Kely Oliveira, while freshman Mariana Correa (Vitoria, Brazil) and senior Martina Urrutia (Madrid, Spain) closed out doubles play with an 8-6 win over Jen Hundsnurscher and Tania Ramirez at the no. 3 spot.

Ruiz and Urrutia carried their momentum into singles play as the two took straight-set, 6-0 wins over Hundsnurscher and Ramirez between the No. 4 and No. 6 singles bouts, respectively.

Philavong was one point away from matching the feat as she took a 6-1, 6-0 win over Cantu at the No. 2 singles spot, while freshman Laura Montalvo (Cochabamba, Bolivia) took a 6-1, 6-2 win over Oliveira at the No. 3 bout.

Romanovaskaia provided the final team point with a 6-1, 7-5 win over Lozano at the No. 1 spot to close out the day.

The Javelinas will make the trek north on Saturday, April 7, to Odessa, Texas, to take on UT-Permian Basin in a Lone Star match. First serve is scheduled for 1 p.m. CT.

Tennis Match Results
Tex. A&M-Kingsville vs Laredo CC
Apr 06, 2018 at Laredo, Texas
(H.E.B. Tennis Courts)

Tex. A&M-Kingsville 8, Laredo CC 1

Singles competition
1. Vic Romanovskaia (TAMUK) def. Chantal Lozano (LCC) 6-1, 7-5
2. Thep Philavong (TAMUK) def. Monika Cantu (LCC) 6-1, 6-0
3. Laura Montalvo (TAMUK) def. Kely Oliveira (LCC) 6-1, 6-2
4. Valerie Ruiz (TAMUK) def. Jen Hundsnurscher (LCC) 6-0, 6-0
5. Priscilla Morales (LCC) def. Mariana Correa (TAMUK) 6-2, 6-4
6. Martina Urrutia (TAMUK) def. Tania Ramirez (LCC) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Valerie Ruiz/Thep Philavong (TAMUK) def. Chantal Lozano/Kely Oliveira (LCC) 8-2
2. Vic Romanovskaia/Viviana Ortiz (TAMUK) def. Priscilla Morales/Monika Cantu (LCC) 8-0
3. Mariana Correa/Martina Urrutia (TAMUK) def. Jen Hundsnurscher/Tania Ramirez (LCC) 8-6

Match Notes:
Tex. A&M-Kingsville 9-10
Laredo CC 0-6

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