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Tennis drops first SLC match
4/6/2021 6:13:00 PM | Women's Tennis
HOUSTON — The Sam Houston tennis team suffered its first setback of Southland Conference play, falling to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 4-3 Tuesday afternoon.
The Bearkats are now 13-3 overall and 8-1 in the SLC. The Islanders improved to 7-1 in league action and 17-2 overall.
Junior Sahaja Yamalapalli continued her unbeaten streak at No. 1 singles. She defeated Mariya Shumeika 6-3, 6-3 to improve to 15-0 on the season and 9-0 in the SLC.
Junior Karla De La Luz Montalvo (11-5) defeated Camille Townsend 6-1, 6-1 at No. 2 singles and teamed with sophomore Petra Kaszas to win the Bearkats' only doubles match 6-4 against Leopoldine Boisseau and Kateryna Rublevska.
Sophomore Isidora Zivkovic also improved to 11-5 on the season. She took down Emma Honore 3-6, 7-6, 7-6 at No. 3 singles.
The Bearkats return to action Friday when they travel to McNeese for a 2 p.m. match.
The Bearkats are now 13-3 overall and 8-1 in the SLC. The Islanders improved to 7-1 in league action and 17-2 overall.
Junior Sahaja Yamalapalli continued her unbeaten streak at No. 1 singles. She defeated Mariya Shumeika 6-3, 6-3 to improve to 15-0 on the season and 9-0 in the SLC.
Junior Karla De La Luz Montalvo (11-5) defeated Camille Townsend 6-1, 6-1 at No. 2 singles and teamed with sophomore Petra Kaszas to win the Bearkats' only doubles match 6-4 against Leopoldine Boisseau and Kateryna Rublevska.
Sophomore Isidora Zivkovic also improved to 11-5 on the season. She took down Emma Honore 3-6, 7-6, 7-6 at No. 3 singles.
The Bearkats return to action Friday when they travel to McNeese for a 2 p.m. match.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Players Mentioned
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