CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Stepping away from Southland Conference action, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's tennis rolled to a doubleheader sweep of Schreiner in 6-1 and 7-0 wins Wednesday afternoon.
The wins marked the fifth and sixth consecutive victories for the Islanders (11-4).
MATCH ONE
The Islanders swept the doubles to take a quick 1-0 lead in the morning match with Schreiner.
Kevin Bettendroffer and
William Mottet snagged a 6-4 victory at the top spot of the order. In the second slot,
Cagatay Soke and
Lukas Buth picked up a 6-2 win while
Carlos Pedrosa Cuevas and
Gonzalo Achondo added an identical 6-2 win at three.
With the 1-0 lead in hand, the Islanders quickly wrapped up their first victory of the day in singles play. Mottet was the first to finish with a dominant 6-0, 6-1 victory over Nick Pena in the three spot.
Following Mottet, a slew of Islanders earned victories in quick succession.
Gonzalo Achondo rolled to a 6-1, 6-1 victory in the fifth spot. Meanwhile, Pedrosa Cuevas notched a 6-2, 6-0 victory in the fourth slot with his strong performance.
Playing at the top of the order, Bettendroffer toppled Johnathan Christie by a 6-3, 6-1 score line. Rounding out the Islanders' six points, Soke earned a straight sets victory in the two hole. Soke cruise to a 6-2, 6-2 victory in the opening match.
MATCH TWO
Senior
Trevor Gittinger highlighted the finale by closing out a clean sweep with his 6-3, 6-4 victory in the sixth spot. A local product of Rockport, Gittinger earned his first win as an Islander to seal the 7-0 win. Upon earning his victory, Gittinger's teammates mobbed the veteran in celebration.
Gittinger's victory capped off a dominant afternoon for the Blue and Green. Bettendroffer led off the top of the order with a perfect 6-0, 6-0 victory.
In the middle of the lineup, freshman excelled for the Islanders as Mottet,
Lukas Buth and
Chad Nguyen picked up strong wins. Mottet won in 6-1, 6-0 fashion in the third slot for while
Lukas Buth earned a 6-0, 6-1 at four.
In the number five spot of the order, College Station native
Chad Nguyen strolled to a 6-1, 6-1 win over Luis Cabreja. Following for the Islanders was Soke with a 6-2, 6-0 win at two to set up Gittinger's sweep-clinching victory.
In doubles action, the Islanders once again cruised to three wins to earn the point. Soke and Buth teamed up for a perfect 6-0 victory in the two spot of the doubles order. Bettendroffer and Mottet earned a 6-2 win at the top of the lineup while Pedrosa Cuevas and Achondo matched the result at three.
MORE FROM MOORE
On six-straight wins…
"The guys are developing and they're working hard on the right things. Today was an opponent we respect and an opportunity to get two or three-percent better. I liked the guys' focus on just getting better every day, maxing out the things we can control, being great at our body management and great teammates in the way they compete. I loved the energy today."
On Trevor Gittinger's victory…
"Does it get any better than that for
Trevor Gittinger who as a juniors tennis player told me 50 times 'my dream is to play for the Islanders'? I said 'Trevor, you're going to have to build it, pay your dues, go to junior college and develop your game' and he did, he comes back, gets a chance to play and wins. That's one of the really fulfilling reasons that we do this and a really special moment for him and his family. They are Corpus Christi folks who have poured a lot of heart and soul into the Islanders program so I'm just real happy for them – it's a real special day to be an Islander."
On young guys getting match action…
"It's real important. There's guys that are knocking on the door to play. If any adversity hits with injury or a guy that hits a slump, they will play. It was an opportunity for them to get in there and work on match pressure situations – going through their mental check-downs, controlling the things they can control and playing each point with intensity. It's priceless to get those reps in."
UP NEXT
The Islanders hit the road for the Texas Tamale Company Rice Invitational over the weekend. The Islanders will battle Rice, UNLV and Denver on Saturday and Sunday.
