BEAUMONT, Texas – The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's tennis team got back into the win column Friday with a dominate 6-0 win over Alcorn State in Beaumont.
It was the second neutral match of the week for the Islanders (10-5) as they were able to bounce back after a tough loss to Cleveland State earlier this week. It was in dominate fashion, as A&M-Corpus Christi didn't drop a set to the Braves.
Senior
Avery Zavala/sophomore
Etienne Marty set the tone early and posted the 6-0 win at No. 1 doubles. Senior
Antoine Vicaire/freshman
Matthieu Coignet then dug out a telling 7-5 victory at No. 2 doubles as the Islanders took the 1-0 lead in the match.
Zavala, Marty, and Vicaire all notched their second wins of the day after each securing straight-set singles victories at their respective courts.
Freshman Iannnis Fernandes also turned in a sweeping win at No. 3 singles, taking down his opponent 6-3, 6-0. Fellow freshman
Nicolas Trebuchet took his first singles set 6-4 and was up 3-0 in the second before his opponent withdrew.
The Islanders are now 2-0 all-time over the Alcorn State men and will be looking to extend it to 3-0 when they face off again tomorrow at 9 a.m. The Islanders women's team will also take on Alcorn State tomorrow at 9 a.m., the second-ever meeting and first since the 2001-02 season.
Match Results – A&M-Corpus Christi 6, Alcorn 0
Doubles Competition
1.
Avery Zavala/
Etienne Marty (AMCC-M) def. Nikola Kijac/Emmanuel Cottle (ALCORN-M) 6-0
2.
Antoine Vicaire/
Matthieu Coignet (AMCC-M) def. Yangho Park/David Leon (ALCORN-M) 7-5
3. No player/No player (ALCORN-M) vs.
Lucas Schurdevin/
Nicolas Trebuchet (AMCC-M) no result
Singles competition
1.
Avery Zavala (AMCC-M) def. Nikola Kijac (ALCORN-M) 6-3, 6-3
2.
Etienne Marty (AMCC-M) def. Emmanuel Cottle (ALCORN-M) 6-4, 6-1
3.
Iannis Fernandes (AMCC-M) def. David Leon (ALCORN-M) 6-3, 6-0
4.
Antoine Vicaire (AMCC-M) def. Yangho Park (ALCORN-M) 6-1, 6-1
5.
Nicolas Trebuchet (AMCC-M) def. Luka Andonov (ALCORN-M) 6-4, 3-0
6. No player (ALCORN-M) vs.
Matthieu Coignet (AMCC-M) no result
A&M-Corpus Christi Tennis
- 16 NCAA Tournaments
- 33 SLC Championships
- 4 Top-40 National Rankings
- 3.0 GPA 41 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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