LAWTON – The Cameron women's tennis team made an improbable comeback and rallied from a 3-0 hole to beat Texas A&M-Kingsville 5-3 in the Lone Star Conference semifinals on Friday.  CU's win avenged a loss in Lawton to TAMUK just last month.
 
Cameron who is hosting this year's tournament left doubles play without a win and skirted near the brink of seeing their season come to a close. 
 
Texas A&M-Kingsville need to win in two spots to advance and Angie Torres was first to get CU a point with a 6-0, 6-1 win the number-2 slot.  Samantha Wood was next to follow with a 6-2, 6 -2 victory in the three slot,  Dejana Veljic evened the match at three each with a 6-2, 6-2 win in six singles, the go-ahead point came from Magdalena Kovinic who won 6-1, 6-3 in the four-slot. 
 
The match came down to the top slot where Paula Gutierrez came up with a 7-5, 6-1 to complete the comeback.
 
Cameron will move up to 13-7 overall and will face Midwestern State on Saturday at 10 a.m. for the league's title match.
 
 Singles competition
1. #4 Paula Gutierrez (CU) def. #8 Mariaxi Herrera (TAMUK) 7-5, 6-1
2. #7 Angie Torres (CU) def. Nadia Grlj (TAMUK) 6-0, 6-1
3. #10 Samantha Wood (CU) def. Marija Dimitrovska (TAMUK) 6-2, 6-2
4. Magdalena Kovinic (CU) def. Paula Saenz (TAMUK) 6-1, 6-3
5. Eugenia Sanchez (CU) vs. Erika Larrea (TAMUK) 4-6, 1-2, unfinished
6. Dejana Veljic (CU) def. Eleni Anastasova (TAMUK) 6-2, 6-2
 
 Doubles competition
1. #6 Mariaxi Herrera/Marija Dimitrovska (TAMUK) def. Paula Gutierrez/Angie Torres (CU) 8-5
2. Paula Saenz/Erika Larrea (TAMUK) def. Samantha Wood/Magdalena Kovinic (CU) 9-7
3. Nadia Grlj/M Urrutia-Achleitner (TAMUK) def. Eugenia Sanchez/Dejana Veljic (CU) 8-4
 
Match Notes:
Texas A&M-Kingsville 13-10; Regional ranking #7
Cameron (Okla.) 13-7; National ranking #35; Regional ranking #5
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (2,3,6,4,1)