Number 11-ranked Texas A&M defeated Sam Houston 7-0 in a non-conference women's dual tennis match Sunday afternoon at the A&M Tennis Center in College Station.

The loss was the first of the year for the Bearkats.

Next action for the SHSU women's tennis team will be duels with UTEP and SMU Friday and Saturday, Feb. 28 and March 1, in Dallas.

No. 11 Texas A&M def. Sam Houston State, 7-0

A&M (5-2); SHSU (3-1)

Doubles (A&M wins the doubles point)
No. 1 – No. 18 Hristov/Stancu, A&M def. Petaia/Battye, SHSU 8-0
No. 2 – Deheza/Gavrilovska, A&M vs. Jagau/Stevenson, SHSU 7-2 (unfinished)
No. 3 – Bhosale/Mamalat, A&M def. Costa/Martinez, SHSU 8-0

Singles
No. 1 – No. 47 Saska Gavrilovska, A&M def. Olivia Battye, SHSU 6-0, 6-1
No. 2 – Ines Deheza, A&M def. Kayla Stevenson, SHSU 6-1, 6-2
No. 3 – No. 103 Anna Mamalat, A&M def. Maddie Mortimore, SHSU 6-0, 6-0
No. 4 – Stefania Hristov, A&M def. Imke Jagau, SHSU 6-2, 6-1
No. 5 – Rutuja Bhosale, A&M def. Karen Martinez, SHSU 6-0, 6-1
No. 6 – Mason Strickland, A&M def. Isabella Costa, SHSU 6-0, 6-1