Islanders Sweep PVAMU Twice in Home Openers

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Excelling in their home openers, the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi tennis programs swept Prairie View A&M on Tuesday as the men won 7-0 and 7-0, and the women were victorious 4-0 and 7-0 at the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center.
 
With the wins, the women remained undefeated on the year with a 7-0 record, while the men improved to 5-1.
 
Four Islanders tallied perfect 4-0 days, winning two singles and two doubles matches. It included senior Pascal Lorieul, senior Matthieu Peres and junior Avery Zavala for the men, and freshman Palina Saulevich for the women.
 
Lorieul improved to 5-0 on the year in singles. He defeated Jorge Caballero 6-2, 6-0 at No. 1 singles and followed it up with a flawless 6-0, 6-0 victory over Deigo Hatem at No. 2.
 
As a team, the men are now to 24-4 on the year in singles.
 
The women improved to 32-2 in singles as Saulevich and fellow freshman Anais Brion each won twice. On court five, Saulevich topped Mahogani Green 6-0, 6-3 and Anette Lira 6-1, 6-0. On court six, Brion ousted Salma Villalobos 6-2, 6-4 and Cierra Garcia 6-2, 6-0.
 
The Islanders upped their record 37-0 all-time against PVAMU on the women's side and 40-0 on the men's. The PVAMU women's team reached the finals of the SWAC Tournament last year.
 
Up next, the men will host their annual H-E-B Tournament of Champions on Feb. 17-18, while the women will take on Sam Houston on Feb. 19 at the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center.
 

Both the men and women have won the doubles point against PVAMU.#ShakasUp // #StayBlueCollar pic.twitter.com/ovw4DrkXLo

— Islanders Tennis (@IslandersTennis) February 7, 2023

Men's Tennis
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 7, Prairie View A&M 0
Doubles Competition
1. Pascal Lorieul/Avery Zavala (AMCC-M) def. Jorge Caballero/Deigo Hatem (PVAMU-M) 6-1
2. Nathan Schwartz/Matthieu Peres (AMCC-M) def. Jaydn Boone/Caleb Eaton (PVAMU-M) 6-1
3. Lucas Schurdevin/Ulysse Bertrand (AMCC-M) vs. Juan Malham Viada/Tyreese Washington (PVAMU-M) 5-1, unfinished
 
Singles Competition
1. Pascal Lorieul (AMCC-M) def. Jorge Caballero (PVAMU-M) 6-2, 6-0
2. Avery Zavala (AMCC-M) def. Juan Malham Viada (PVAMU-M) 6-1, 6-0
3. Matthieu Peres (AMCC-M) def. Deigo Hatem (PVAMU-M) 6-2, 6-2
4. Ulysse Bertrand (AMCC-M) def. Caleb Eaton (PVAMU-M) 6-0, 6-0
5. Lucas Schurdevin (AMCC-M) def. Tyreese Washington (PVAMU-M) 6-1, 6-0
6. Tomas Quesada Perez (AMCC-M) def. Jaydn Boone (PVAMU-M) 6-4, 6-1
 
Men's Tennis
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 7, Prairie View A&M 0
Doubles Competition
1. Avery Zavala/Pascal Lorieul (AMCC-M) def. Jorge Caballero/Deigo Hatem (PVAMU-M) 6-2
2. Nathan Schwartz/Matthieu Peres (AMCC-M) def. Juan Malham Viada/Caleb Eaton (PVAMU-M) 6-2
3. Ulysse Bertrand/Lucas Schurdevin (AMCC-M) def. Jaydn Boone/Tyreese Washington (PVAMU-M) 6-2
 
Singles Competition
1. Avery Zavala (AMCC-M) def. Jorge Caballero (PVAMU-M) 6-1, 6-4
2. Pascal Lorieul (AMCC-M) def. Deigo Hatem (PVAMU-M) 6-0, 6-0
3. Nathan Schwartz (AMCC-M) def. Juan Malham Viada (PVAMU-M) 6-2, 6-0
4. Matthieu Peres (AMCC-M) def. Caleb Eaton (PVAMU-M) 6-0, 6-2
5. Ulysse Bertrand (AMCC-M) def. Tyreese Washington (PVAMU-M) 6-0, 6-0
6. Tomas Quesada Perez (AMCC-M) def. Jaydn Boone (PVAMU-M) 6-3, 6-0
 
Women's Tennis
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 4, Prairie View A&M 0
Doubles Competition
1. Naomi Moi McKenzie/Valeria Cherfus (AMCC-W) vs. Victoria Fuenmayor/Mahogani Green (PVAMU-W) 5-5, unfinished
2. Emma Aucagne/Palina Saulevich (AMCC-W) def. Gabrielle Leslie/Aleyla Wooten (PVAMU-W) 6-3
3. Kateryna Rublevska/Sofia Pinto (AMCC-W) def. Ruju Chauhan/Salma Villalobos (PVAMU-W) 6-2
 
Singles Competition
1. Emma Aucagne (AMCC-W) vs. Gabrielle Leslie (PVAMU-W) unfinished
2. Sofia Pinto (AMCC-W) vs. Victoria Fuenmayor (PVAMU-W) unfinished
3. Victoire Delattre (AMCC-W) def. Aleyla Wooten (PVAMU-W) 6-1, 7-5
4. Kateryna Rublevska (AMCC-W) vs. Ruju Chauhan (PVAMU-W) unfinished
5. Palina Saulevich (AMCC-W) def. Mahogani Green (PVAMU-W) 6-0, 6-3
6. Anais Brion (AMCC-W) def. Salma Villalobos (PVAMU-W) 6-2, 6-4
 
Women's Tennis
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 7, Prairie View A&M 0
Doubles Competition
1. Naomi Moi McKenzie/Valeria Cherfus (AMCC-W) def. Victoria Fuenmayor/Mahogani Green (PVAMU-W) 6-4
2. Anais Brion/Palina Saulevich (AMCC-W) def. Gabrielle Leslie/Aleyla Wooten (PVAMU-W) 6-2
3. Sofia Pinto/Kateryna Rublevska (AMCC-W) vs. Ruju Chauhan/Salma Villalobos (PVAMU-W) unfinished
 
Singles Competition
1. Naomi Moi McKenzie (AMCC-W) def. Gabrielle Leslie (PVAMU-W) 6-3, 6-0
2. Sofia Pinto (AMCC-W) def. Aleyla Wooten (PVAMU-W) 6-3, 6-2
3. Valeria Cherfus (AMCC-W) def. Ruju Chauhan (PVAMU-W) 6-3, 6-4
4. Kateryna Rublevska (AMCC-W) def. Salma Villalobos (PVAMU-W) 6-0, 6-2
5. Palina Saulevich (AMCC-W) def. Anette Lira (PVAMU-W) 6-1, 6-0
6. Anais Brion (AMCC-W) def. Cierra Garcia (PVAMU-W) 6-2, 6-0
 
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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