Men's tennis falls at No. 8 Texas

Story Headlines
- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi men's tennis team fell to the University of Texas, 4-0, on Wednesday in Austin, Texas.
- The Islanders fall to 4-1 on the season while No. 8 ranked Texas improves to 6-0.
- The Longhorns took No. 3 and No. 2 doubles courts to earn the first point of the match.
- The doubles pair of William Mottet and Thomas Rodrigues Lopes were only down 5-4 to UT's No. 33 ranked tandem.
- In singles, Thibault Frumholz won his first set against Nevin Arimilli, 6-2, but the match went unfinished.

Match Results
Doubles
1. Mottet/Rodrigues (AMCC) vs. #33 Sigsgaard/Scott (UT), 4-5 unfinished
2. Markes/Telles (UT) def. O. Kellerman/Yamanaka (AMCC), 6-2
3. Arimilli/Goodwin (UT) def. Pedrosa/Frumholz (AMCC), 6-3

Singles
1. William Mottet (AMCC) vs. Leonardo Telles (UT), 1-6, 3-2, unfinished
2. Harrison Scott (UT) def. Carlos Pedrosa Cuevas (AMCC), 6-1, 6-2
3. Thomas Rodrigues Lopes (AMCC) vs. #103 Chih Chi Huang (UT), 4-6, 1-5, unfinished
4. Rodrigo Banzer (UT) def. Okkie Kellerman (AMCC), 6-3, 6-1
5. Johnny Goodwin (UT) def. Kyohei Yamanaka (AMCC), 6-0, 6-1
6. Thibault Frumholz (AMCC) vs. Nevin Arimilli (UT), 6-2, 3-4, unfinished

From the Coach
"We really competed hard and fought with all our hearts tonight. I thought the guys showed a lot of toughness and had positions we had a chance to win. We lost to one of the great programs and great coaches in college tennis in Texas' Michael Center. they are always top-10 and competing for a National Championship. And they do it the right way with class. They say you are either winning or you're learning and today we did some learning. We learned we have to be more physical and stay on balance past ball six. We learned that we have to play every point with intensity mentally and physically. We learned that you have to compete every point like a pitbull because 4 out of 5 get you smoked at this level. But the good news is that everyone driving home tonight knows that if we do that, we can compete with anyone in the country. This team has the motivation and character to do this work." Steve Moore, Director of Tennis

History of Success
- As a program, the Islanders have reached 10 NCAA Tournaments in program history and captured 22 Southland titles in the last 12 years. The men are seeking the program's eighth NCAA Tournament appearance.

Up Next
- A&M-Corpus Christi's home opener is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 1, also against Prairie View A&M. The day will feature four matches as the men and women will each play the Panthers twice with matches at noon and 4 p.m. at the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Facility on the Momentum Campus.

Stay Social
- For more information on Islanders Tennis, follow the team on Twitter (@IslandersTennis), Instagram (@IslandersTennis) and like their Facebook page (Islanders Tennis).