5-2-04
SAN ANTONIO - The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
men?s tennis team showed why they came in as the No. 1 seed in the
Southland Conference Men?s Tennis Tournament, breezing through the
field without losing a point in its two matches.
The Islanders defeated Texas-Arlington in the championship match,
4-0, its second sweep in as many days, as they defeated host UTSA
yesterday by the same score.
Texas-Arlington has reigned supreme in the SLC prior to this
season, winning six titles, including five in a row. The Islanders
staked their claim on the conference in just its first year of
existence. Even more impressive, the Islanders lost just five of a
possible 49 points throughout regular season and conference
tournament play. The only points they lost was when they defeated
Lamar, 5-2, then Texas-Arlington, 4-3. They swept the rest of the
field in the Southland Conference.
In today?s win, the Islanders took the early point by winning two
of three doubles matches. No. 1 seeds Jeremy Blandin and Luis Moris
defeated David Corrie and Nathan McGregor, 8-3, while No. 2 seeds
Goncalo Figueiredo and Oscar Roman beat Ian Vasquez and Niels
Buksik by the same score.
The Mavericks? No. 3 seed took the last doubles match after the
Islanders already had the deciding point.
In singles play, TAMUCC?s Figueiredo, Javier Bacaicoa and Oscar
Roman each took straight-set victories to seal the match and the
championship for the Islanders. Figueiredo defeated McGregor, 6-2,
6-4 at the No. 2 seed, while Bacaicoa took a 6-3, 6-2 win over
Buksik at the No. 4 spot, and Roman defeated Petri Van Renensburg
at the No. 6 seed, 6-2, 6-4.
The Islanders will now wait on the NCAA to see if they received a
bid to play in the 64-team NCAA Tournament. The Southland
Conference currently does not have an automatic bid and head coach
Steve Denton said he would not know until tomorrow if his team will
receive a invite from the NCAA.
RESULTS
Singles:
1. Jeremy Blandin (TAMUCC) vs. David Corrie (UTA), DNF
2. Goncalo Figueiredo (TAMUCC) def. Nathan McGregor (UTA) 6-2,
6-4
3. Luis Moris (TAMUCC) vs. Sandy Farquharson (UTA) DNF
4. Javier Bacaicoa (TAMUCC) def. Niels Buksik (UTA) 6-3, 6-2
5. David Plasencia (TAMUCC) vs. Ian Vasquez (UTA) DNF
6. Oscar Roman (TAMUCC) def. Petri Van Renensburg (UTA) 6-2,
6-4
Doubles:
1. Blandin/Moris (TAMUCC) def. Corrie/McGregor (UTA) 8-3
2. Figueiredo/Roman (TAMUCC) def. Vasquez/Buksik (UTA) 8-3
3. Farquharson/Van Renensburg (UTA) def. Plasencia/Bacaicoa
(TAMUCC) 8-4
