CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Going up against a pair of worthy opponents, the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's tennis program blanked DePaul 4-0 on Friday morning before barely dropping a 4-3 decision to UL-Lafayette in the 59th Annual H-E-B Tournament of Champions at the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center.
A 4-0 day came from senior
Ulysse Bertrand as he won both his singles and doubles matches. His singles wins came in straight sets on court five.
In the first match, the Islanders (6-2) knocked off a DePaul squad that went undefeated in the Big East Conference last year and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. The Demons posted a win at Purdue last week.
A&M-Corpus Christi grabbed the doubles point after winning on courts two and three. Senior
Nathan Schwartz and freshman
Lucas Schurdevin teamed for a 6-3 win at No. 2, and Bertrand and senior
Matthieu Peres posted the same score at No. 3.
In singles, Peres topped Pablo Torres Almeida 6-3, 6-2 at No. 3. Bertrand and freshman
Tomas Quesada Perez registered convincing 6-0, 6-1 and 6-0, 6-0 victories at five and six, respectively.
The Islanders again won the doubles point in their afternoon match against the Cajuns. Seniors
Pascal Lorieul and
Avery Zavala submitted a 6-4 victory at court one, and Bertrand and Peres pulled out a win in a tiebreak on court three.
Though, UL-Lafayette was able to climb out of a hole in singles despite losing the first set on four courts. A&M-Corpus Christi notched victories on courts two and five as Zavala won 7-5, 6-2 and Bertrand won 6-1, 6-2.
The Islanders will play for third-place Saturday at 12 p.m. against Radford.
The women's team will be at home Sunday when they host Sam Houston at 11 a.m. at the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center. The women will be putting their undefeated 7-0 record on the line.
A&M-Corpus Christi 4, DePaul 0
Doubles Competition
1.
Pascal Lorieul/
Avery Zavala (AMCC-M) vs. Huck,Leon/Almeida,Pablo Torres (DPU) 5-5, unfinished
2.
Nathan Schwartz/
Lucas Schurdevin (AMCC-M) def. Verma,Shourya/Iaquinto,Matteo (DPU) 6-3
3.
Matthieu Peres/
Ulysse Bertrand (AMCC-M) def. Gitschel,Jona/Anwar,Elias (DPU) 6-3
Singles Competition
1.
Pascal Lorieul (AMCC-M) vs. Huck,Leon (DPU) 7-6 (7-6), 1-0, unfinished
2.
Avery Zavala (AMCC-M) vs. Iaquinto,Matteo (DPU) 2-6, 5-2, unfinished
3.
Matthieu Peres (AMCC-M) def. Almeida,Pablo Torres (DPU) 6-3, 6-2
4.
Nathan Schwartz (AMCC-M) vs. Verma,Shourya (DPU) 7-6 (7-2), unfinished
5.
Ulysse Bertrand (AMCC-M) def. Gitschel,Jona (DPU) 6-0, 6-1
6.
Tomas Quesada Perez (AMCC-M) def. Anwar,Elias (DPU) 6-0, 6-0
UL-Lafayette 4, Islanders 3
Doubles Competition
1.
Pascal Lorieul/
Avery Zavala (AMCC-M) def. Sanchez Gonzalez, Al/Kajin, Karlo (LA) 6-4
2. Dimitrov, Vasil/Dworak, Kacper (LA) def.
Nathan Schwartz/
Lucas Schurdevin (AMCC-M) 6-3
3.
Matthieu Peres/
Ulysse Bertrand (AMCC-M) def. Ferrer Chueca, Alejo/Ribero, William (LA) 7-6 (7-4)
Singles Competition
1. Sanchez Gonzalez, Al (LA) def.
Pascal Lorieul (AMCC-M) 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
2.
Avery Zavala (AMCC-M) def. Ferrer Chueca, Alejo (LA) 7-5, 6-2
3. Dimitrov, Vasil (LA) def.
Matthieu Peres (AMCC-M) 3-6, 7-5, 6-1
4. Kajin, Karlo (LA) def.
Nathan Schwartz (AMCC-M) 6-4, 6-3
5.
Ulysse Bertrand (AMCC-M) def. Dworak, Kacper (LA) 6-1, 6-2
6. Postea, Calin (LA) def.
Lucas Schurdevin (AMCC-M) 6-3, 6-1
A&M-Corpus Christi Tennis
- 14 NCAA Tournaments
- 30 SLC Championships
- 4 Top-40 National Rankings
- 3.0 GPA 39 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
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