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DALLAS (SMU) – SMU women's tennis won its third straight match Sunday afternoon, beating Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 6-0 inside the Brookshire Family Pavilion at the SMU Tennis Complex.

The Mustangs improved to 3-3 on the season, while the Islanders fell to 4-1.

SMU won early break points to take control of the doubles matches. Seniors Liza Buss and Anzhelika Shapovalova opened the day with a 6-1 win at the No. 1 position over Carolina Bulatovic and Mariya Shumeika. Junior Sarai Monarrez Yesaki and sophomore Nicole Petchey, playing together for the first time this season, then clinched the doubles point at No. 3 with a 6-1 victory over Camille Townsend and Maria Maldonado.

The bottom of the lineup quickly extended the Mustangs' lead to 3-0. Freshman Katherine Jakeway beat Myu Kageyama 6-2, 6-2 at No. 5 singles before Monarrez Yesaki beat Maldonado 6-3, 6-1 at No. 6. Shapovalova clinched the match for SMU with a straight-set victory over Townsend at No. 3, 6-1, 6-2.

Buss and Perez-Lopez rounded out the points for the Mustangs, winning in straight sets on Courts 2 and 4, respectively.

SMU plays next on Sunday, Feb. 17 when they host Tulane at noon at the SMU Tennis Complex.

SMU 6, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 0 (Feb. 10, 2019)
DOUBLES
1. Buss/Shapovalova (SMU) def. Bulatovic/Shumeika (TAMUCC) 6-1
2. Perez-Lopez/Kulicke (SMU) led Kato/Kageyama (TAMUCC) 5-2
3. Monarrez Yesaki/Petchey (SMU) def. Townsend/Maldonado (TAMUCC) 6-1
Order of Finish: 1,3

SINGLES
1. Vivienne Kulicke (SMU) led Carolina Bulatovic (TAMUCC) 6-0, 3-6, 3-2
2. Liza Buss (SMU) def. Kei Kato (TAMUCC) 6-2, 6-4
3. Anzhelika Shapovalova (SMU) def. Camille Townsend (TAMUCC) 6-1, 6-2
4. Ana Perez-Lopez (SMU) def. Mariya Shumeika (TAMUCC) 6-2, 6-3
5. Katherine Jakeway (SMU) def. Myu Kageyama (TAMUCC) 6-2, 6-2
6. Sarai Monarrez Yesaki (SMU) def. Maria Maldonado (TAMUCC) 6-3, 6-1
Order of Finish: 5,6,3*,4,2