EDINBURG – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) women's tennis team will continue its home stand as it hosts Laredo Community College on Monday and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Wednesday at the Orville Cox Tennis Center.
 
Attendance is free and fans are encouraged to attend. Monday's match with Laredo Community College will start at 1 p.m. with Wednesday's match with Corpus Christi will start no later than 3 p.m. following conclusion of the men's match
 
All-Time Series

• UTRGV is 17-2 all-time against Laredo Community College in a series that dates back to 1986. 
• Both teams last faced off last season as UTRGV won 7-0 won at home on 3/30/18.
• UTRGV is 3-29 against Corpus Christi all-time.
• Both teams faced off already this season as it was Corpus Christi with the 5-2 win on Feb. 4 in Corpus Christi.

 
Scouting Laredo Community College

• Laredo Community College is 0-3 on the season. 
• Has faced St. Mary's, St. Edward's and Incarnate Word.
• Roster is constructed of six sophomores and just one freshman.
• Three members are from the RGV in Monika Cantu (Roma), Chantal Lozano (Roma), Priscilla Morales (Alamo).

 
Scouting Corpus Christi

• Corpus Christi is 7-3 on the season.
• Last played on March 8 when it defeated McNeese State 5-2 at home.
• Corpus Christi is 2-3 on the road this season. 
• Corpus Christi is 38-17 in singles play this spring with Mariya Shumeika leading the way with an 8-2 record. 
• In doubles, Corpus Christi has posted a 13-11 record while using nine doubles teams. Carolina Bulatovic and Shumeika lead the way with a 4-3 record.

 
Last Time Out

• UTRGV fell 2-5 to Houston on Mar. 2
• UTRGV won the doubles point by winning on courts one and two.
• Marine Darzyan and Dominique Ibarra defeated Ndini Nduna and Sophie Gerits 6-4
• Sandra Putz and Katarina Sasaroga clinched the point with a 6-4 win over Phonexay Chitdara and Jovana Vukovic.
• Ibarra picked up the other UTRGV point with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Nduna on court one.

 
Leading in the South Texas Showdown, Presented by Navy Army Community Credit Union

• UTRGV currently leads in the showdown standings 23.5 points to 13.5 points.
• The winner of the men's and women's matches on Monday will give its university three points in the standings.
• UTRGV dropped the last three events. 
• Women's Golf will have their second event on Monday with baseball having their first event on Tuesday. 
• The next showdown event a baseball game on March 19. 

 
Upcoming Schedule

• Mar. 16 vs. Southern Miss – 10 a.m.
• Mar. 22 vs. Chicago State – TBD
• Mar. 23 vs. New Mexico State – TBD
• Mar. 24 vs. Seattle U – TBD
• Apr. 1 vs. Stephen F. Austin – 1 p.m.

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