THIBODAUX, La. – The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's and women's tennis teams took care of business Saturday, both posting 6-1 victories over Nicholls to open their road conference swing.
The women (17-2, 3-1 SLC) got things going and only dropped one point on the day after starting strong with the doubles point, which came courtesy of
Kseniya Ramanouskaya/
Yana Mykytyn at court one 6-1 and
Leticia Tarocco/
Josefa Fuenzalida at court two 6-4.
Ramanouskaya, Myktyn, and Fuenzalida then all notched their second wins on the day in singles play, all doing so in straight-set fashion. Ramanouskaya posted the 6-2, 6-0 score at court five, Funzalida dominated at court four 6-1, 6-0, and Myktyn pulled out a gritty 7-6 (7-5) first set before cruising in the second set 6-0 for the win at court three.
Rounding out the singles points for the Islanders was
Adriana Jimenez Casado at No. 6 singles with a pair of 6-1 sets while
Ana Veroux, the 2024 SLC Tournament MVP, settled into No. 1 singles and traded sets one and two before digging deep for a 10-1 third-set tiebreak.
The men (15-4, 1-0 SLC) got their conference journey started today, opening their slate with the similar victory over the Colonels' men. They began with the doubles point victory, theirs coming from courts two and three after
Omar Suarez/
Etienne Marty took a 6-1 win while
Nathan Favier/
Matthieu Coignet won 6-2.
Favier was the only Islander on the men's side to post a 2-0 day, as he turned around and dug deep for a 6-1, 4-6, 10-5 victory at No. 1 singles.
The rest of A&M-Corpus Christi's wins came in straight sets, with
Tom Berry notching a 6-3, 6-2 decision at court three.
Nicholas Niox Chateau pulled out a 6-3, 6-0 score at court four,
Nicolas Trebuchet at No. 5 singles stayed disciplined for a 6-1, 6-0 win, and
Josef Zapletal closed out a 6-0, 6-2 win at No. 6 singles.
The men remain undefeated against the Colonels, improving to 23-0 in the all-time series. The women move to 18-2 against Nicholls.
Both teams will remain on the road in Louisiana, next heading down to New Orleans to face the Privateers in a similar format Monday.
Women's Results // A&M-Corpus Christi 6, Nicholls 1
Doubles competition
1.
Kseniya Ramanouskaya/
Yana Mykytyn (AMCC-W) def. Aada Inna/Paulia Villegas (NICH) 6-1
2.
Leticia Tarocco/
Josefa Fuenzalida (AMCC-W) def. Noemie Piquet/Julia Bordiginon (NICH) 6-4
3. Constanza Cruz/Sophia Sara Safarova (NICH) def.
Ana Veroux/
Juliette Jalai (AMCC-W) 6-2
Singles competition
1.
Ana Veroux (AMCC-W) def. Aada Inna (NICH) 7-6, 6-7, 10-1
2. Paulia Villegas (NICH) def.
Leticia Tarocco (AMCC-W) 4-6, 6-3, 11-9
3.
Yana Mykytyn (AMCC-W) def. Noemie Piquet (NICH) 7-6 (7-5), 6-0
4.
Josefa Fuenzalida (AMCC-W) def. Julia Bordiginon (NICH) 6-1, 6-0
5.
Kseniya Ramanouskaya (AMCC-W) def. Blanca Losada (NICH) 6-2, 6-0
6. Adriana J. Casado (AMCC-W) def. Constanza Cruz (NICH) 6-1, 6-1
Men's Results // A&M-Corpus Christi 6, Nicholls 1
Doubles competition
1. Kotaro Matsumura/Colin Tavares (NICH) vs.
Tom Berry/
Harry Fouzas (AMCC-M) 4-2, unfinished
2.
Omar Suarez/
Etienne Marty (AMCC-M) def. Marcell Marki/Maxwell Lindstedt (NICH) 6-1
3.
Nathan Favier/
Matthieu Coignet (AMCC-M) def. Felipe Spagnuolo/
Michael Wood (NICH) 6-2
Singles competition
1.
Nathan Favier (AMCC-M) def. Maxwell Lindstedt (NICH) 6-1, 4-6, 10-5
2. Kotaro Matsumura (NICH) def.
Omar Suarez (AMCC-M) 4-6, 6-3, 12-10
3.
Tom Berry (AMCC-M) def. Colin Tavares (NICH) 6-3, 6-2
4. N. Niox Chateau (AMCC-M) def. Marcell Marki (NICH) 6-3, 6-0
5.
Nicolas Trebuchet (AMCC-M) def. Felipe Spagnuolo (NICH) 6-1, 6-0
6.
Josef Zapletal (AMCC-M) def.
Michael Wood (NICH) 6-0, 6-2
A&M-Corpus Christi Tennis
- 17 NCAA Tournaments
- 35 SLC Championships
- 4 Top-40 National Rankings
- 3.0 GPA 43 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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