Islander men take down UTRGV in South Texas Showdown

Story Headlines
- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi men's tennis team defeated UTRGV, 6-1, on Wednesday afternoon in Edinburg, Texas.
- With the win, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi's men improved to 8-1 on the year while UTRGV falls to 0-4.
- The match was the second meeting of the South Texas Showdown, presented by NavyArmy Community Credit Union.
- The Islanders got an early lead by winning the double's point.
- After that, A&M-Corpus Christi won five straight singles matches to clinch the victory.
- William Mottet, Ryuya Ata and Thomas Rodrigues Lopes each claimed singles and doubles victories on Wednesday.

Double's Results
1. William Mottet/Ryuya Ata (AMCC) def. Carlo Izurieta/Alberto Mello (UTRGV) 6-3
2. Thomas Rodrigues Lopes/Pascal Lorieul (AMCC) def. Michael Loyd/Samuel de Felipe Garcia (UTRGV) 6-3
3. Zane Kohrs/Mateo Schmit (UTRGV) def. Kyohei Yamanaka/Carlos Berna Ruiz (AMCC) 6-3

Single's Results
1. William Mottet (AMCC) def. Samuel de Felipe Garcia (UTRGV) 7-6 (5), 2-6, 10-5
2. Ryuya Ata (AMCC) def. Carlo Izurieta (UTRGV) 6-3, 7-5
3. Thomas Rodrigues Lopes (AMCC) def. Te Kani Williams(UTRGV) 7-5, 7-6 (2)
4. Kyohei Yamanaka (AMCC) def. Alberto Mello (UTRGV) 6-2, 6-1
5. Zane Kohrs (UTRGV) def. Pascal Lorieul (AMCC) 6-2, 2-6, 6-2
6. Guillermo Castaneda (AMCC) def. Michael Loyd (UTRGV) 6-3, 6-3

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 will host UT Arlington on Saturday, Feb. 8, at noon at the Thomas J Henry Tennis Center.

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