LAWTON, Okla. – The #49 Cameron women's tennis team fended off a surging Newman squad 6-3 for their 16th win of the season on Saturday.

Carrying a 19-2 record into their match with the Aggies, Newman who was ranked sixth in the NCAA South Central Region had an opportunity to knock down the third ranked CU squad and make a case for a possible at-large berth into the national tournament.

Cameron didn't blink first after taking doubles 2-1 over the Jets and the middle of the CU singles lineup pushed CU to the finish line for the in-region win.

Samantha Wood won her fifth singles match in a row and 18th of the season by winning the three-slot 6-3, 6-0.  Florencia Tornero continued her consistent play this year with a 6-1, 6-3 win in the four-slot for her 18th win of the season; Paula Gutierrez-Casas would only drop one game in a 6-1, 6-0 win in the two-slot.

Cameron will have one day off before visiting Midwestern State on Monday at 2 p.m. where the winner will be crowned the 2014 Lone Star Conference regular season champions. 

#3 Cameron 6, #6 Newman 3
Apr 12, 2014 at Lawton, OK 

Singles competition

1. Kirstie Symon (NU) def. Angie Torres (CU) 6-2, 6-1

2. Paula Gutierrez-Casas (CU) def. Lisa Pieskan (NU) 6-1, 6-0

3. Samantha Wood (CU) def. Taylor Jordan (NU) 6-3, 6-0

4. Florencia Tornero (CU) def. Hillary Hicks (NU) 6-1, 6-3

5. Courtney Dold (NU) def. Laura Roberts (CU) 7-6, 6-3

6. Magdalena Kovinic (CU) def. Carissa Villaflor (NU) 6-1, 2-6, 10-5

Doubles competition

1. Paula Gutierrez-Casas/Florencia Tornero (CU) def. Lisa Pieskan/Carissa Villaflor (NU) 8-4

2. Kirstie Symon/Taylor Jordan (NU) def. Angie Torres/Samantha Wood (CU) 8-1

3. Magdalena Kovinic/Antonia Moberg (CU) def. Hillary Hicks/Courtney Dold (NU) 8-5

Match Notes

Newman 19-3; Regional ranking #6

Cameron 16-4; National ranking #49; Regional ranking #3