TYLER, Texas: The University of Central Arkansas tennis program had a big day today as they blessed Texas A&M-Corpus Christi with their first conference loss of the season.
The Bears took it upon themselves to make a splash in the Southland Conference as they claimed a 4-3 victory over the Islanders.
Doubles:
The Bears got off on the right foot as they claimed the doubles point, and eventually, it would make all the difference in the world. The No. 1 spot got it started for them as sophomore Chunxi Xin, and Fuka Nonoyama teamed up to claim the first match 6-4.
UCA eventually dropped the second match but came back in a nail biter with the third match. The freshmen team of Maja Gledic and Jaeun Lee came through in the clutch for the Bears. The third team pushed through until both teams had nothing more to give as UCA won the final doubles match 7-6.
Singles:
With the doubles point in hand, all the Bears had to do was split the singles section, which is precisely what they did. Starting it off for UCA was No. 2 Nonoyama. Nonoyama won with ease as she breezed through her competition in two sets, 6-1, 6-2. Following her was junior Yada Vasupongchai. Vasupongchai made her way through in two sets as well. Vasupongchai claimed the first in extra games, but finished out normally as she won 7-6, 6-4.
The last person to finish out play for the Bears was freshman Sumomo Hamanaga. Hamanaga played out three sets as she came back from down 1-0. After losing the first set 6-3, Hamanaga came back and claimed the next two in extras 7-5, 7-5. That comeback victory was essential for the Bears as it solidified their 4-3 win.
Quote from head coach Casey Wharton:
"I thought we played really well in the big moments, especially in the doubles. We were able to get a win at No. 1 and a tiebreaker at No. 3, which started us out in front. Everyone fought hard and played with great energy, and it was back and forth in so many of the matches. Overall as a team, we fought hard and we fought with positive energy and we just played really well in the big points. I can't single anyone out for doing extraordinary, because everyone did amazing today."
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