Women's Tennis Set for Home Opener Against Corpus Christi Sunday

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RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros women’s tennis team is set to host Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, as part of the South Texas Showdown, presented by Navy Army Community Credit Union, on Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Orville Cox Tennis Center.
 
Admission is free and fans are encouraged to attend. Gates open at 1 p.m.
 
Last Time Out
UTRGV (0-5) fell 2-5 to Lamar on the road.
The team of Kristyna Mamicova and Alica Thal picked up their second doubles win of the season by defeating Jayci Wong and Laura Sola 7-6 at the No. 3 spot. 
Katarina Sasaroga got UTRGV on the board with a win at No. 1 singles by defeating Jasmin Buchta 1-6, 7-6, 12-10.
Ana Platisa added another point on the board with a 4-6, 7-5, 10-7 win over Sanja Jolic at No. 3 singles. 
 
All-Time Series Against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
UTRGV is 3-31 all-time against Corpus Christi in a series that dates back to 2000.
Corpus Christi won the last match up 7-0 this season back on January 29 at the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center. 
The last time UTRGV defeated Corpus Christi came on February 27, 2018 when it won 4-3 at the Orville Cox Tennis Center snapping a 14-match losing streak to Corpus Christi.
The other two wins for UTRGV came on February 17, 2007 (4-3) and on February 3, 2007 (4-2).
Last five matches vs. Corpus Christi: L 0-7 (Jan. 29, 2020), L 2-4 (Mar. 13, 2019), L 2-5 (Feb. 4, 2019), L 2-5 (Mar. 3, 2018), W 4-3 (Feb. 27, 2018).
 
Scouting Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi is 9-1 on the season.
Has won four matches in a row with wins over University of Houston, Priairie View A&M, twice, and Texas A&M-Kingsville.
Corpus Christi returns five from last year’s squad, including Mariya Shumeika and Camille Townsend who led the team with 15 victories each last year.
This season, Victoire Delattre leads the team with eight singles victories while the team has posted a 47-5 record in singles and a 19-4 record in doubles.
 
Showdown Standings
UTRGV trails in the South Texas Showdown, presented by Navy Army Community Credit Union, standings 14-28.
The next match up in the showdown will the women’s golf event in Corpus Christi from Feb. 24-25.
UTRGV has dropped the last seven events in the showdown after winning four of the first six events.
 
Upcoming Schedule
Feb. 15 @ UTSA – 2 p.m.
Feb. 16 @ Incarnate Word – 12 p.m.
Feb. 20 vs. Laredo Community College – 1 p.m.
Feb. 22 vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville – 1 p.m.
Mar. 7 @ Houston – 2 p.m.
 
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