SAN ANTONIO — Texas A&M-Corpus Christi put an end to UTSA's perfect start to open the dual-match season with a 4-2 victory on Wednesday at the UTSA Tennis Center.
The Roadrunners (2-1) grabbed the early lead by winning both completed doubles contests.
UTSA's top pair of Kylee Kato and Miriam Rosell Canudas defeated Jelena Dzinic and Judit Vives by a score of 6-2 on center court and that was followed less than a minute later by a 6-2 triumph by Lina Hallgren and Charlene Tiwari against Hortense Boscher and Maria Maldonado at the No. 3 position.
The Islanders (4-0) tied things up when Vives cruised past Hallgren in straight sets at the third singles spot, 6-2, 6-0, but Rosell Canudas promptly helped the Roadrunners retake the advantage with her 6-1, 6-2 victory against Boscher at the top of the lineup. The nation's 51st-ranked player now is a perfect 3-0 to start her senior season.
However, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi won the remaining three tilts, all in two sets, to maintain its perfect start to the campaign.
Louise Trigona downed Laura Cabrera at the No. 5 position (6-3, 6-2), Maldonado (AMCC) defeated Tiwari on court four (6-2, 6-4) and Dzinic got past Denisa Ibrahimovic at the second spot (6-2, 6-4).
The Roadrunners will continue their season-opening home stand with a 1 p.m. contest on Sunday against UT Rio Grande Valley (1-6).
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 4, UTSA 2
Doubles
1. Kato/Rosell Canudas (UTSA) def. Dzinic/Vives (AMCC) 6-2
2. Trigona/Vicens Miquel (AMCC) vs. Ibrahimovic/Madroñal Medina (UTSA) 5-2, unfinished
3. Hallgren/Tiwari (UTSA) def. Boscher/Maldonado (AMCC) 6-2
Singles
1. #51 Miriam Rosell Canudas (UTSA) def. Hortense Boscher (AMCC) 6-1, 6-2
2. Jelena Dzinic (AMCC) def. Denisa Ibrahimovic (UTSA) 6-2, 6-4
3. Judit Vives (AMCC) def. Lina Hallgren (UTSA) 6-2, 6-0
4. Maria Maldonado (AMCC) def. Charleen Tiwari (UTSA) 6-2, 6-4
5. Louise Trigona (AMCC) def. Laura Cabrera (UTSA) 6-3, 6-2
6. Kylee Kato (UTSA) vs. Marina Vicens Miquel (AMCC) 5-4, unfinished
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (3,1,5,4,2)