KINGSVILLE, Texas - The Texas A&M-Kingsville women's tennis team celebrated Senior Day as they hosted the UT Permian Basin Falcons for their final home match of the season in a dominating victory, 7-0.

The Javelinas (9-8, 3-5 LSC) get back above .500 overall and still have the chance to finish .500 in the conference with two more matches to play. The Falcons (8-13, 3-4 LSC) drop their third match in their last four.

Before the match, Javelina seniors Alessa Maier, Milou ter Morsche, and Raina Zaffar were honored for their years of contribution and commitment to the program.

Starting doubles play, the Hogs were already red hot, sweeping all three contests. Ella Hester and Annika Andersson Gomez took less than 30 minutes to grab the first win of the day for the team on Court 2, 6-2. Luna Jokanovic and Manuela Turolo followed suit 20 minutes later on Court 3, 6-4.

The No. 17 duo of Maier and Ter Morsche fended off a fierce upset attempt from their opponents on Court 1, 7-5. The two's win streak in doubles stretches to eight wins while their most recent national ranking of 17 is the highest in Javelina history for a doubles pair.

The Javelinas did not let up on the singles courts, taking all six matches without dropping a single set for a complete sweep of the Falcons. National No. 6 Maier continued her dominance with her 11th win in a row, recording a commanding 6-1, 6-2 win on Court 1. Fellow senior Ter Morsche followed up shortly after on Court 4 with a 6-1, 6-2 victory of her own.

Jokanovic and Turolo finished back-to-back on Courts 3 and 2. Jokanovic cruised to a 6-1, 6-1 win while Turolo pulled away in both sets for a 6-4, 6-3 victory. 

Gomez and Raina Zaffar completed the total sweep on Courts 5 and 6. After a hotly contested first set where Gomez came from behind in the tiebreaker to win, 7-6, she dominated set two in a shutout to take the win, 6-0. Zaffar battled in both sets but took control at the end of both with a pair of 6-4 set wins for the victory.

UP NEXT

The Javelinas close out the regular season schedule on the road, taking on a pair of Patriots in Dallas Baptist and UT Tyler. First up is the matchup with DBU on Friday, April 19 followed by UT Tyler on Saturday with both matches slated for 11 a.m.

DOUBLES

No. 17 Alessa Maier / Milou ter Morsche (TAMUK) def. Brooke Runyan / Mattea Bowe (UTPB) 7-5

Ella Hester / Annika Andersson Gomez (TAMUK) def. Lisa Guitton / Tuva Asplund (UTPB) 6-2

Luna Jokanovic / Manuela Turolo (TAMUK) def. Paige Bott / Teodora Vrucan (UTPB) 6-4

SINGLES

No. 6 Alessa Maier (TAMUK) def. Brooke Runyan (UTPB) 6-1, 6-2

Manuela Turolo (TAMUK) def. Lisa Guitton (UTPB) 6-4, 6-3

Luna Jokanovic (TAMUK) def. Teodora Vrucan (UTPB) 6-1, 6-1

Milou ter Morsche (TAMUK) def. Paige Bott (UTPB) 6-1, 6-2

Annika Andersson Gomez (TAMUK) def. Mattea Bowe (UTPB) 7-6 [7-4], 6-0

Raina Zaffar (TAMUK) def. Tuva Asplund (UTPB) 6-4, 6-4