PLANO, Texas – Two matches were on the docket for the Texas A&M-Kingsville women's tennis team on Saturday in Plano, Texas and the Javelinas notched wins in both contests, cruising past the Texas A&M-Texarkana Eagles, 4-0, then dropping the Weatherford College Wolves, 5-2.

These two wins boost TAMUK over .500 to 2-1 in 2022.

"We had two great wins today," said coach Autumn Wollenzien. "The first one, they had to be mentally tough to weather the conditions and still be able to take care of business.

"The second match was great and Weatherford was a very good team. It felt like a match that could happen in April. I was proud of the way the girls played. They fought hard and showed some resilience. It was a good day on the courts for us."

TAMUK vs. Texas A&M-Texarkana

The Javelinas started the day by dominating the doubles matches, led by an 8-1 victory in the second flight courtesy of sophomore Alessa Maier (Hechingen, Germany) and freshman Manuela Turolo (Cividale del Friuli, Italy). Sophomores Milou ter Morsche (Goor, Netherlands) and Noemi Sante (Dusseldorf, Germany) joined forces in the third flight for an 8-2 triumph that secured the doubles point for the Blue and Gold.

In singles play, Sante controlled the action in the No. 2 match en route to a 6-1, 6-0 final and the final point of the match came from junior Viktoriia Grigoreva Tver, who earned a 6-3, 6-1 win in the fifth match.

TAMUK vs. Weatherford

Against the Wolves, victory did not come as easily and Weatherford won the doubles match in the No. 2 spot, but the Javs still found a way to pick up the contest's initial point. Junior Maya Donkor (McLean, Va.) and sophomore Raina Zaffar (Guwahati, India) collected the top doubles contest, 6-2, while ter Morsche and Sante posted an identical 6-2 victory at No. 3.

Once the match shifted to singles, the Javelinas quickly snatched a pair of points, one of which belonged to Grigoreva Tver in the No. 6 flight by a 6-3, 6-0 final. Zaffar also emerged victorious in straight sets at No. 3, 6-2, 7-6.

Both Sante and ter Morsche, dropped their first set, but persevered and came back to win. Sante shook off a 6-1 final in in the initial frame, fought to take the second by a 6-4 margin and cruised the rest of way for a 1-6, 6-4, 6-1 conclusion. Capping the day was ter Mosche's 5-7, 6-0, 6-1 come-from-behind effort that iced her team's second victory.

On Wednesday, TAMUK begins a road trip that will take them to Atlanta and they'll take on Clark Atlanta University at 2 p.m. To keep up with Javelina tennis throughout the season, follow @JavelinaTennis on Twitter and Instagram, like the Javelina Sports Facebook page, subscribe to the Javelina Athletics YouTube channel and visit Javelinaathletics.com.

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