CORPUS CHRISTI – The UTSA women's tennis team suffered its fifth consecutive loss, as the Roadrunners dropped a 6-1 decision to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Thursday at the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center.
UTSA (3-6) captured its lone point in doubles play, as the Birds won both the second and third positions.
Charleen Tiwari and Ivana Ilic teamed up to claim a 6-4 victory over Carolina Bulatovic and Maria Soler Valverde at No. 3 doubles. Laura Cabrera and Sonia Madroñal tallied a 6-4 win against Maria Maldonado and Marina Vicens Miquel at the second flight to clinch the early point.
However, the Islanders (4-4) rallied in singles competition, sweeping all six matchups to earn the match victory.
The Roadrunners are slated to return to action on Sunday against I-35 rival Texas State. First serve is scheduled for 11 a.m. at the UTSA Tennis Center.
FINAL RESULTS
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 6, UTSA 1
Doubles
1. Dzinic/Dormet (AMCC) vs. Ibrahimovic/Kato (UTSA) 6-5, unfinished
2. Cabrera/Madronal (UTSA) def. Maldonado/Vicens Miquel (AMCC) 6-4
3. Tiwari/Ilic (UTSA) def. Bulatovic/Soler Valverde (AMCC) 6-4
Singles
1. Jelena Dzinic (AMCC) def. Denisa Ibrahimovic (UTSA) 6-1, 6-0
2. Luna Dormet (AMCC) def. Ivana Ilic (UTSA) 6-0, 6-1
3. Carolina Bulatovic (AMCC) def. Laura Cabrera (UTSA) 2-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-6)
4. Marina Vicens Miquel (AMCC) def. Charleen Tiwari (UTSA) 6-2, 6-2
5. Maria Maldonado (AMCC) def. Sofie Boers (UTSA) 6-1, 6-1
6. Maria Soler Valverde (AMCC) def. Kylee Kato (UTSA) 6-1, 6-4
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (1,2,5,4,6,3)
