Islanders Sweep Prairie View A&M

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Tennis picked up the sweep over Prairie View A&M in today's doubleheader. The men complete the match with final scores of 7-0, 5-1. The women earned a victory as well, with the final match score of 4-0.

"I thought our men and women made a lot of good choices today," said Coach Steve Moore. "But, there's a lot that we need to improve on. We need to push ourselves to play every point physical and mentally tough. That is our goal for every match, to play every point physical and with intensity. We showed good fight, grit, and team unity today; but, we have so much to work on and must approach each day with a sense of urgency to improve."

WOMEN:

Singles: Order of Finish – 1,3,6,2,4,5

1.       Luna Dormet (Corpus Christi) def. Stacy Lackey (Prairie View A&M) 6-1, 6-1

2.       Carolina Bulatovic (Corpus Christi) def. Neharika Rama (Prairie View A&M) 7-5, 3-5, unfinished

3.       Louise Trigona (Corpus Christi) def. Jimena Duran-Castell (Prairie View A&M) 6-1, 6-2

4.       Marina Vicens Miquel (Corpus Christi) def. Constanza Aranguiz (Prairie View A&M) 6-2, 3-2, unfinished

5.       Maria Maldonado (Corpus Christi) def. Shaddae Findley (Prairie View A&M) 6-2, 3-2, unfinished

6.       Maria Soler Valverde (Corpus Christi) def. Tatiana Ruhl (Prairie View A&M) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles: Order of Finish – 2,3,1

1.       Luna Dormet/Maria Soler Valverde (Corpus Christi) def. Neharika Rama/Constanza Aranguiz (Prairie View A&M) 5-2, unfinished

2.       Louise Trigona/Marina Vicens Miquel (Corpus Christi) def. Tatiana Ruhl/Shaddae Findley (Prairie View A&M) 6-1

3.       Jelena Dzinic/Maria Maldonado (Corpus Christi) def. Stacy Lackey/Timara Maxwell (Prairie View A&M) 6-1

MEN:

MATCH ONE:

Singles: Order of Finish – 2,6,4,3,1,5

1.       William Mottet (Corpus Christi) def. Ulrick Boyogueno (Prairie View A&M) 6-2, 6-1

2.       Francois Kellerman (Corpus Christi) def. Xavier Lawerence (Prairie View A&M) 6-0, 6-1

3.       Carlos Pedrosa (Corpus Christi) def. Anirudh Yadav (Prairie View A&M) 6-1, 6-2

4.       Okkie Kellerman (Corpus Christi) def. Zach Suico (Prairie View A&M) 6-1, 6-2

5.       Biyik Akinshemoyin (Corpus Christi) def. Kevin Ugarteche (Prairie View A&M) 7-6, 2-1, unfinished

6.       Kyohei Yamanaka (Corpus Christi) def. Cesar Rayna (Prairie View A&M) 6-0, 6-1

Doubles: Order of Finish – 3,2,1

1.       Francois Kellerman/Okkie Kellerman (Corpus Christi) def. Ulrick Boyogueno/Anirudh Yadav (Prairie View A&M) 7-5

2.       William Mottet/David Ambrozic (Corpus Christi) def. Xavier Lawerence/Taqel Lewis (Prairie View A&M) 6-2

3.       Thomas Rodrigues/Kyohei Yamanaka (Corpus Christi) def. Rodrigo Yoshikata/Zach Suico (Prairie View A&M) 6-1

MATCH TWO:

Singles: Order of Finish – 3,5,2,4,1,6

1.       Thomas Rodrigues (Corpus Christi) def. Xavier Lawerence (Prairie View A&M) 4-6, 6-3, 10-9

2.       Kyohei Yamanaka (Corpus Christi) def. Anirudh Yadav (Prairie View A&M) 6-2, 6-2

3.       Lars Bijsterbosch (Corpus Christi) def. Taqel Lewis (Prairie View A&M) 4-1, unfinished

4.       Daiki Tanabe (Corpus Christi) def. Zach Suico (Prairie View A&M) 6-1, 6-3

5.       David Ambrozic (Corpus Christi) def. Kevin Ugarteche (Prairie View A&M) 6-1, 6-1

6.       Rodrigo Yoshikata (Prairie View A&M) def. Jonathan Christie (Corpus Christi) 7-6, 6-4

Doubles: Order of Finish – 1,3,2

1.       Francois Kellerman/Okkie Kellerman (Corpus Christi) def. Ulrick Boyogueno/Anirudh Yadav (Prairie View A&M) 6-1

2.       William Mottet/Thomas Rodrigues (Corpus Christi) def. Taqel Lewis/Xavier Lawerence (Prairie View A&M) 6-4

3.       Kevin Ugarteche/Rodrigo Yoshikata (Prairie View A&M) def. David Ambrozic/Kyohei Yamanaka (Corpus Christi) 6-4

What's next: Tomorrow, the men face off with UTRGV in the South Texas Showdown at the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center. The match is slated for a 2 PM start time. Be sure to arrive early, as the first 25 fans will receive their own South Texas Showdown t-shirts!