Men's tennis edged by Louisiana on Saturday

Story Headlines
- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi men's tennis team fell to Louisiana, 5-2, on Saturday at the Thomas J Henry Tennis Center in Corpus Christi, Texas.
- The Islanders move to 5-1 on the year while Louisiana improves to 7-1.
- Ryuya Ata, the reigning Southland Player of the Week, won both of his decisions, taking the No. 1 doubles point with William Mottet and also claiming a straight-set win at No. 3 singles.
- Kyohei Yamanaka picked up Texas A&M-Corpus Christi's other point, winning at No. 5 singles.
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Men's Results
Doubles
1. Ryuya Ata/William Mottet (AMCC) def. Galka, Jan/Dworak, Kacper (LA) 6-4
2. Fraser, Jamie/Keremedchiev, Ivailo (LA) def. Thomas Rodrigues Lopes/Pascal Lorieul (AMCC) 7-6
3. Gilheany, Pierce/Kajin, Karlo (LA) def. Carlos Berna Ruiz/Kyohei Yamanaka (AMCC) 6-4

Singles
1. Galka, Jan (LA) def. William Mottet (AMCC) 7-6, 7-6
2. Keremedchiev, Ivailo (LA) def. Thomas Rodrigues Lopes (AMCC) 6-3, 6-3
3. Ryuya Ata (AMCC) def. Dworak, Kacper (LA) 6-1, 6-2
4. Fraser, Jamie (LA) def. Pascal Lorieul (AMCC) 0-6, 6-2, 6-4
5. Kyohei Yamanaka (AMCC) def. Kajin, Karlo (LA) 6-2, 6-4
6. Gilheany, Pierce (LA) def. Carlos Berna Ruiz (AMCC) 6-7, 6-4, 10-5

History of Success
- As a program, the Islanders have reached 11 NCAA Tournaments in program history and captured 23 Southland titles in the last 13 years. The men are seeking the program's ninth NCAA Tournament appearance.

Up Next
-  A&M-Corpus Christi's men' and women will host Prairie View A&M on Tuesday, Feb. 4, at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. in a doubleheader at the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center.

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