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Winner Texas AM-Kingsville TAMUK (6-4)
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Palm Beach Atl. PBAW (9-4)
Winner
Texas AM-Kingsville TAMUK
(6-4)
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Final
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Palm Beach Atl. PBAW
(9-4)

Match Recap: Women's Tennis | | TJ Budd, Assistant AD for Communications

Women's Tennis Winning Streak Ends Against Javelinas

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Palm Beach Atlantic women's tennis suffered a 4-3 defeat against Texas A&M – Kingsville on Saturday afternoon, snapping a nine-match winning streak in the process.

The Sailfish dropped the doubles point despite Vanessa Buchbinder and Yuliia Russu knocking off nationally ranked No. 15 Lisa Carvajal and Maya Donkor 6-4 at No. 1. The Javelinas took No. 2 and 3 doubles, 6-2 and 6-3 to take a 1-0 lead into singles play.

Buchbinder and Russu continued their success in singles play with Buchbinder winning 6-3, 6-4 at No. 2 over Thep Philavong. Russu defeated Valerie Ruiz 7-6 (6), 6-3 at No. 4 but TAMUK had already clinched the team match by taking No. 1, 3 and 5 singles. Elvira Edstrom also picked up a win in singles down at No. 6, taking down Stephanie Baerman 6-7 (4), 6-1, 10-7.

The Sailfish are back in action on Monday as they take on Sonoma State at 4 p.m. The match has been moved up from Tuesday due to potential rain.

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