SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Senior Matea Zemunik won both of her matches, but the University of the Incarnate Word women's tennis team lost their Southland Conference opener, 6-1, to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Tuesday afternoon from the Mabry Tennis Center.
 
Zemunik and Victoria Kareh won their doubles match, 6-1, to tie the doubles point at 1-1, but the Cardinals lost number two doubles in a close one for the Islanders to win the all-important point.
 
FINAL
TAMUCC 6, @ UIW 1
 
SINGLES
1. Matea Zemunik (UIW) def. Hortense Boscher (TAMUCC), 7-5, 6-4
2. Jelena Dzinic (TAMUCC) def. Victoria Kareh (UIW), 6-3, 4-6, 10-8
3. Luna Dormet (TAMUCC) def. Alejandra Landaluce (UIW), 6-1, 6-1
4. Louise Trigona (TAMUCC) def. Rachel Sadiq (UIW), 6-0, 6-0
5. Marina Vicens Miquel (TAMUCC) def. Alejandra Tamayo (UIW), 6-1, 6-2
6. Maria Maldonado (TAMUCC) def. Maria Batchinsky (UIW), 6-2, 6-2
 
DOUBLES
1. Zemunik/Kareh (UIW) def. Boscher/Dormet (TAMUCC), 6-1
2. Dzinic/Maldonado (TAMUCC) def. Sadiq/Tamayo (UIW), 7-6
3. Trigona/Miquel (TAMUCC) def. Landaluce/Batchinsky (UIW), 6-0
 
UP NEXT
 
UIW plays at Baylor Friday, Mar. 9 at 11 a.m.
 
STAY TUNED
 
The Cardinals resume conference play at Central Arkansas on Saturday, Mar. 10 at 9 a.m.