A&M-Corpus Christi Falls Short at UTA to Split Season Series

ARLINGTON, Texas – The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's tennis program attempted to rally in singles but the comeback attempt was halted by UT Arlington in a 4-2 decision at the UTA Tennis Courts.
 
After dropping the doubles point, A&M-Corpus Christi (10-6) won the first set on four of six singles courts. However, UT Arlington (8-3) was able to do just enough to force three-setters and hang on.
 
The Islanders continued to play shorthanded without senior Kyohei Yamanaka and sophomore Ryuya Ata who played No. 1 and 2 singles, respectively, last season. Both were out due to injuries.
 
A 2-0 day came from junior Ulysse Bertrand. He teamed with junior Matthieu Peres in doubles to register a 6-2 victory at the No. 3 court.
 
In singles, Bertrand cruised to a 6-3, 6-0 win at the No. 6 spot.
 
A&M-Corpus Christi's other singles win came from sophomore Nathan Schwartz on court three. He closed out a straight-set win 6-1, 6-2.
 
Sophomore Guillermo Castaneda was winning on court four when play was halted. He led 4-2 in the third set. Though, the Mavs were able to grab three-setters on courts one and five to clinch the match.
 
A&M-Corpus Christi is now 11-5 all-time against UT Arlington.
 
The Islanders will continue their three-match road swing Sunday when they travel to Rice for a 12 p.m. match at the George R. Brown Tennis Center.
 
A&M-Corpus Christi Tennis
- 13 NCAA Tournaments
- 28 SLC Championships
- 4 Top-40 National Rankings
- 3.0 GPA 33 Straight Semesters
- Islanders have received a No. 3 seed at the NCAA Tournament three times
- Women's tennis has cracked the ITA top-75 national rankings three times
- Men's tennis has cracked the ITA national rankings 10 consecutive years
- Ranked nationally in NCAA DI as high as No. 35 for the men and No. 60 for the women
 
UT Arlington 4, A&M-Corpus Christi 2
Doubles Competition
1. Lukman, Maks/Sau Franco, Alan (UTA) def. Pascal Lorieul/Nathan Schwartz (AMCC-M) 6-3
2. Cabrera, Miguel/Shepp, Anton (UTA) def. Guillermo Castaneda/Borja Delgado (AMCC-M) 6-4
3. Matthieu Peres/Ulysse Bertrand (AMCC-M) def. Stambouli, Habib/Alban, Ricardo (UTA) 6-2
 
Singles Competition
1. Shepp, Anton (UTA) def. Matthieu Peres (AMCC-M) 6-4, 5-7, 6-4
2. Sau Franco, Alan (UTA) def. Pascal Lorieul (AMCC-M) 7-5, 6-3
3. Nathan Schwartz (AMCC-M) def. Cabrera, Miguel (UTA) 6-1, 6-2
4. Akiyoshi, Daichi (UTA) vs. Guillermo Castaneda (AMCC-M) 2-6, 6-4, 2-4, unfinished
5. Lukman, Maks (UTA) def. Borja Delgado (AMCC-M) 1-6, 6-1, 7-5
6. Ulysse Bertrand (AMCC-M) def. Stambouli, Habib (UTA) 6-3, 6-0

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