Tennis earns Southland sweep of Nicholls on Friday

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- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi men's and women's tennis teams each picked up Southland Conference road victories against Nicholls at the Colonel Tennis Complex in Thibodaux, La., on Friday afternoon.
- The Islander men improve to 15-8 overall and 2-1 in Southland play with the 4-0 sweep of the Colonels. Nicholls falls to 5-15 overall and 0-4 in league action.
- The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi women improved to 13-5 overall and 6-3 in the Southland Conference with a tough 4-3 victory. The Colonels fall to 4-15 overall and 1-9 in league play.
- The women had to fight out of a 1-0 hole after Nicholls won the double's point. But Kei Kato, Camille Townsend, Myu Kageyama and Maria Maldonado each pulled through straight-set wins in singles to give the Islanders the victory.
- On the men's side, A&M-Corpus Christi got the double's point and picked up three singles points from William Mottet, Francois Kellerman and Okkie Kellerman to close out the match.
- The Kellermans combined to win at No. 1 singles and Mottet paired with Thomas Rodrigues Lopes to win at No. 2.
- With the women's victory, the Islanders clinched a spot in the 2019 Southland Conference Tournament which starts on April 25 in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Men's Match Results
Singles
1. William Mottet (AMCC) def. Oleksandr Podgursky (NICM) 6-0, 6-1
2. Francois Kellerman (AMCC) def. Tobias Lentz (NICM) 6-2, 6-3
3. Eduardo Marino (NICM) vs. Thomas Rodrigues Lopes (AMCC) 4-6, 2-1, unfinished
4. Nestor Giribet Lopez (NICM) vs. Carlos Pedrosa Cuevas (AMCC) 5-7, 2-3, unfinished
5. Okkie Kellerman (AMCC) def. Moritz Borges (NICM) 6-1, 6-2
6. Alvaro Barranco (NICM) vs. Thibault Frumholz (AMCC) 3-6, 3-5, unfinished

Doubles
1. Francois Kellerman/Okkie Kellerman (AMCC) def. Oleksandr Podgursky/Tobias Lentz (NICM) 6-1
2. William Mottet/Thomas Rodrigues Lopes (AMCC) def. Alvaro Barranco/Eduardo Marino (NICM) 6-3
3. Nestor Giribet Lopez/Moritz Borges (NICM) vs. Thibault Frumholz/Carlos Pedrosa Cuevas (AMCC) 3-5, unfinished

Women's Match Results
Singles
1. Stephanie Barnett (NICH) def. Carolina Bulatovic (AMCC) 7-6 (12-10), 6-1
2. Kei Kato (AMCC) def. Lingfeng Gu (NICH) 7-6 (8-4), 6-3
3. Camille Townsend (AMCC) def. Marina Vigil (NICH) 7-5, 6-0
4. Antonia Roessli (NICH) def. Mariya Shumeika (AMCC) 6-0, 6-4
5. Myu Kageyama (AMCC) def. Mariia Kozachok (NICH) 6-3, 6-3
6. Maria Maldonado (AMCC) def. Daphne Haverkamp (NICH) 6-2, 6-1

Doubles
1. Stephanie Barnett/Lingfeng Gu (NICH) def. Camille Townsend/Mariya Shumeika (AMCC) 7-6 (8-5)
2. Myu Kageyama/Kei Kato (AMCC) def. Mariia Kozachok/Daphne Haverkamp (NICH) 6-3
3. Marina Vigil/Antonia Roessli (NICH) def. Vanessa Reinicke/Carolina Bulatovic (AMCC) 6-4

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 regular season titles.

Up Next
- The teams will stay in Louisiana to take on the University of New Orleans. The men's match is scheduled for noon on Saturday and the women will take on the Privateers on Sunday at 11 a.m. at the University Tennis Center.

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