Men's Tennis clinches Ragin' Cajun Invitational

Story Headlines
- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi men's tennis team composed a dominant two days of competition at the Ragin' Cajun Invitational, knocking off Northern Arizona (4-3) in dramatic fashion and host Louisiana-Lafayette (4-2) on Friday before sweeping Alcorn State (4-0) on Saturday afternoon for the tournament victory.
- For the second straight season, the Islanders return to Corpus Christi with the tournament win. 
- The Islanders trailed in both the Louisiana-Lafayette and Northern Arizona matches, eventually putting together a string of individual wins to seal the victories.
- The Islander men improve to 10-3 overall on the season.
- Northern Arizona's men drop to 3-4 while the Ragin' Cajuns close the weekend at 11-3. Alcorn State, meanwhile, remains winless at 0-14.

Results vs. Alcorn State (W, 4-0)
Singles
1. William Mottet (AMCC) vs. Stojanovski (ALST); 6-4, 2-1, unf.
2. Thomas Rodrigues Lopes (AMCC) def. Matas (ALST); 6-1, 6-0
3. Carlos Pedrosa Cuevas (AMCC) vs. Rocha (ALST); 6-1, 2-2, unf.
4. Kyohei Yamanaka (AMCC) def. Rocca (ALST); 6-0, 6-1
5. Jonathan Christie (AMCC) def. Bowe (ALST); 6-0, 6-0
6. Chad Nguyen (AMCC) def. --- (ALST)


Results vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (W, 4-2)
Doubles
1. Mottet/Rodrigues (AMCC) def. Libaud/Dolan (ULL); 6-3
2. Galka/Dworak (ULL) def. O. Kellerman/Frumholz (AMCC); 6-3
3. Lago/Fraser (ULL) def. Pedrosa/Yamanaka (AMCC); 7-6 (7-5)

Singles
1. William Mottet (AMCC) def. Pearse Dolan (ULL); 6-2, 4-6, 7-5
2. Jan Galka (ULL) vs. Thomas Rodrigues Lopes (AMCC); 2-6, 7-5, 6-6, unf.
3. Carlos Pedrosa Cuevas (AMCC) def. Elio Lago (ULL); 6-3, 6-1
4. Arthur Libaud (ULL) def. Okkie Kellerman (AMCC); 6-3, 6-2
5. Kyohei Yamanaka (AMCC) def. Jamie Fraser (ULL); 7-5, 6-4
6. Thibault Frumholz (AMCC) def. Kacper Dworak (ULL); 1-6, 6-1, 6-3

- The 4-2 Islanders victory serves the Ragin' Cajuns lone home loss on the season.
- Louisiana-Lafayette posted 4-0 sweeps of both Northern Arizona and Alcorn State in the tournament.


Results vs. Northern Arizona (W, 4-3)
Doubles
1. Mottet/Rodrigues (AMCC) def. #27 Handel/Montano (NAU); 6-3
2. Steele/Fisher (NAU) def. O. Kellerman/Frumholz (AMCC); 7-6 (7-3)
3. Taylor/Tumosa (NAU) def. Pedrosa/Yamanaka (AMCC); 6-4

Singles
1. Handel (NAU) def. William Mottet (AMCC); 6-3, 7-5
2. Thomas Rodrigues Lopes (AMCC) def. Taylor (NAU); 6-2, 7-6 (6-4)
3. Steele (NAU) def. Carlos Pedrosa Cuevas (AMCC); 6-2, 7-5
4. Okkie Kellerman (AMCC) def. Fisher (NAU); 7-5, 6-6
5. Thibault Frumholz (AMCC) def. Tumosa (NAU); 3-6, 7-5, 6-4
6. Kyohei Yamanaka (AMCC) def. Montano (NAU); 6-2, 6-2

- After trailing 1-3 early to the Lumberjacks, the Islanders responded with three consecutive individual wins to clinch the match victory.
- Thibault Frumholz came back from down 0-3 in his second set, eventually snaring the 7-5 win. The freshman's match served as the final pairing of the day with his 6-4 third-set victory sealing the win.
- Despite Texas A&M-Corpus Christi losing the doubles point overall, the Islanders' Mottet/Rodrigues duo outmatched the nationally-ranked No. 27 Handel/Montano pairing by a 6-3 margin.


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. The women have won the past three Southland Conference titles.

From the Head Coach
"These guys are really maturing. They showed blue-collar grit and heart all weekend. They came from behind when a lot of teams would've laid down. This is a process, but they are really starting to understand that hard work in practice and discipline in their personal habits pays big dividends in these matches. Everyone's looking for an edge, and you have an edge at the end of these matches if you choose the athletic, disciplined lifestyle. Really proud of the character of this team"
- Head Coach Steve Moore

Up Next
- The Islander men return to Corpus Christi to host the 53rd HEB Tournament of Champions, a two-day affair running from Friday, Feb. 22 through Saturday, Feb. 23.

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