CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's tennis returned to the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center this afternoon, hosting New Orleans in the second match of today's doubleheader. The Islanders came out of the gates running, earning the doubles point to start the match. Carrying that momentum into singles play, the men battled throughout the rest of the match to secure a 6-1 victory over the Privateers.
"New Orleans is tough," said Coach Steve Moore. "We had to battle today. We had to make the choice to not just work, but really, really, really work. When the guys made the total commitment to really move their feet and suffer, their level rose tremendously. I'm very proud of their character, as well as their commitment to make the right choices today. This is a group with big hearts that plays hard for each other, and it showed today."
FINAL STATS
TAMUCC 6, New Orleans 1
Singles: Order of Finish – 6,2,4,1,5,3
1. Francois Kellerman (AMCC) def. Federico Boscarino (UNOM) 6-7, 6-4, 10-3
2. William Mottet (AMCC) def. Alexis Guedy (UNOM) 6-3, 6-1
3. Thomas Rodrigues (AMCC) def. Johannes Klein (UNOM) 6-7, 7-6, 10-5
4. Okkie Kellerman (AMCC) def. Giacomo Adoncecchi (UNOM) 6-4, 6-2
5. Nicolas Kramer (UNOM) def. Biyik Akinshemoyin (AMCC) 6-4, 7-6
6. Kyohei Yamanaka (AMCC) def. Christian Fjeldstad (UNOM) 6-3, 6-0
Doubles: Order of Finish – 3,1
1. William Mottet/Thomas Rodrigues (AMCC) def. Federico Boscarino/Alexis Guedy (UNOM) 6-4
2. Francois Kellerman/Okkie Kellerman (AMCC) vs. Nicolas Kramer/Johannes Klein (UNOM) 5-4, unfinished
3. David Ambrozic/Kyohei Yamanaka (AMCC) def. Christian Fjeldstad/Giacomo Adoncecchi (UNOM) 6-1
WHAT'S NEXT
The Islanders return to the road next Tuesday, traveling to San Antonio to take on Incarnate Word. The match is slated for 1 PM. Following today's win, the men look to build on their momentum, and remain undefeated in SLC play with a victory over the Cardinals!
