Men's tennis beats DePaul, 4-1

Story Headlines
- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi men's tennis team defeated DePaul University, 4-1, on the final day of the HEB Tournament of Champions at the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Complex on Saturday.
- This year marks the 53rd HEB Tournament of Champions, the longest running college tournament in the nation.
- The Islanders improved to 12-4 overall and finished fifth in the tournament. DePaul falls to 7-6 with the loss.

Tournament Notes
- This is the second time Louisiana-Lafayette has won the prestigious H-E-B.
- The Islanders, just a week ago, won the Louisiana Lafayette Ragin' Cajun team invite
- Islander No. 1 Doubles, William Mottet/ Thomas Rodrígues Lopes are currently ranked No. 46 nationally in all NCAA DI
- 157 People attended the HEB at the Islanders Thomas J Henry Friday. 81 attended at HEN tennis center

Match Results
Doubles
1. William Mottet/Thomas Rodrigues Lopes (AMCC) def. Christopher Casati/Boris Spanjaard (DEPAUL) 6-3
2. Okkie Kellerman/Francois Kellerman (AMCC) def. Vito Tonejc/Fran Tonejc (DEPAUL) 7-5
3. Kyohei Yamanaka/Carlos Pedrosa Cuevas (AMCC) vs. Luuk Wassenaar/Conor O'Meara (DEPAUL) unfinished

Singles
1. William Mottet (AMCC) vs. Vito Tonejc (DEPAUL) unfinished
2. Carlos Pedrosa Cuevas (AMCC) def. Boris Spanjaard (DEPAUL) 7-6 (7-3), 6-3
3. Thomas Rodrigues Lopes (AMCC) def. Luuk Wassenaar (DEPAUL) 7-5, 3-6, 6-3
4. Kyohei Yamanaka (AMCC) vs. Christopher Casati (DEPAUL) unfinished
5. Fran Tonejc (DEPAUL) def. Okkie Kellerman (AMCC) 6-1, 4-6, 6-4
6. Thibault Frumholz (AMCC) def. Conor O'Meara (DEPAUL) 6-2, 7-5

From the Coach
"We cannot begin to express our gratitude enough to H-E-B for being Title sponsor for 53 straight years. This tournament was founded by H-E-B founder, Howard Butt, himself in 1967. It is one of the grand events for the Corpus Christi community. The generosity of H-E-B makes this great event possible. We fought hard all weekend. I think the guys are learning and committing to be rocks all the time. We constantly talk about the three types of competitors-rocks, jellybeans, and marshmallows. To be a great team, everyone must commit to be a rock. We are moving positively in that direction. I thought our guys responded with great character to bounce back the way they did." Islanders Director of Tennis Steve Moore

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.
 

Hello win column🎾🤙 Thomas Rodrigues finishes out this match leading Islanders to 4-1 victory over DePaul University pic.twitter.com/rfEyWw3hSG

— Islanders Tennis (@IslandersTennis) February 23, 2019

Up Next
- The Islanders will host UTSA on Wednesday, Jan. 27 at 3 p.m. at the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center. The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi women will play the Roadrunners earlier in the day at noon.

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