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THE RUNDOWN
AUSTIN, Texas – The St. Edward's women's tennis team picked up its fourth in-region win of the 2018 campaign after taking down Texas A&M-Kingsville, 8-1 Sunday at the Austin Tennis Academy.
 
The Hilltoppers (14-0) and the Javelinas (4-5) split the first two doubles matches, but BETH HAYWARD and VALENTINA MARTINEZ overcame Julia Rauer and Victoria Romanovskaia, 8-6 in the top flight to take a 2-1 lead heading in to singles play. It was all St. Edward's from that point on as they swept the six singles flights for the 8-1 victory.
 
HIGHLIGHTS
• Today's match vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville was Coach Brook' 100^th game at the helm. She carries a 60-40 (.600) record over five seasons.
• BETH HAYWARD and VALENTINA MARTINEZ have won seven straight doubles matches and are 10-1 as a unit this spring.
• MARISSA WILLIAMS and PAOLA CARPIO defeated Stephanie Baerman and Laura Montalvo, 8-2 in doubles flight No. 3. They are now 7-2 this season as a tandem.
• LAURA GALVAN recorded her 50^th career singles win Sunday vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville.
• Martinez recorded her 60^th career singles win Sunday.
 
THEY SAID IT
Coach Brooks on today's win…
"Today was a great win for us. Every regional match is important, but we really wanted to win this one. Kingsville has had some good wins this season so we knew they were going to be tough. I thought we started a little flat in doubles but were able to take two of them. And the girls really impressed me in singles. They continued to show their toughness and battled through some very physical matches. Now we have to quickly recover and prepare for Tuesday's match."

WHAT'S NEXT
The Hilltoppers will have a quick turnaround with another home match scheduled for March 6 vs. Tampa at noon. Results following the match will be accessible at GoHilltoppers.com.

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