CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's and women's tennis teams took important victories over UIW Saturday at the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center, taking 5-2 and 6-1 decisions, respectively.
The men (18-4, 3-0 SLC) got the day started with a strong doubles point before finishing out with four singles win for the 5-2 victory. The women (21-2, 6-1 SLC) followed and had to regroup from a dropped doubles decision and did so in dominant fashion, taking every singles court for the 6-1 win.
"Big character from the Islanders today! We dug holes for ourselves by not bringing enough energy at the beginning in certain matches, but we showed huge heart, grit, and determination to dig out and find a way! We had to fight with all our hearts today and this high character, Islanders team did exactly that! We are growing and improving every day. We have a lot to improve on, and we have to be extremely motivated and hungry to do that. But every time this team faces adversity, they keep choosing the character road and we are incredibly proud of them for that!" said head coach
Steve Moore.
Omar Suarez/
Etienne Marty won 6-3 at No. 2 doubles while
Nathan Favier/
Matthieu Coignet took a 6-2 dual at No. 3 doubles for the early 1-0 lead in the match.
Tom Berry/
Harry Fouzas were up 5-3 at No. 1 doubles before play was waved off.
Favier went 2-0 on the day himself after buckling down for a 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 victory at No. 1 singles. Stepping up to finish the match were
Nicholas Niox Chateau at court three (3-6, 6-2, 6-4),
Nicolas Trebuchet at line five (6-2, 6-0), and
Josef Zapletal at No. 6 singles (6-1, 6-3) for the match victory.
The women kept
Kseniya Ramanouskaya/
Yana Mykytyn undefeated at a 6-0 conference record at No. 1 doubles with a 6-3 win, but UIW managed to clinch at courts two and three for the early 1-0 lead.
However, they fought back ferociously in singles play to win at every court for a 6-1 final match score.
Leticia Tarocco took a 6-4, 6-3 victory at No. 1 singles while
Josefa Fuenzalida battled back from going down a set to win at No. 2 5-7, 6-1, 6-4.
Mykytyn and Ramanouskaya both earned their second victories of the day at singles courts three and four, respectively.
Adriana Jimenez Casado won a pair of 6-2 sets at court five while
Juliette Jalai stepped up for a 6-1, 6-3 victory at No. 6 singles.
With just two matches remaining in the regular season, both teams remain in reach of a conference title. The men are tied for first with UTRGV while the women are just one game back behind Northwestern State.
Both teams will be back fighting on Monday against Lamar, with the women going at 11 a.m. while the men will follow around 2 p.m.
Men's Results // A&M-Corpus Christi 5, UIW 2
Doubles competition
1.
Tom Berry/
Harry Fouzas (AMCC-M) vs. Emilio Vila/Alejandro Hernandez (UIW) 5-3, unfinished
2.
Omar Suarez/
Etienne Marty (AMCC-M) def. Marco Rodriguez/Alexandre Chauvel (UIW) 6-3
3.
Nathan Favier/
Matthieu Coignet (AMCC-M) def. Marcel Miralles/Christian Cuellar (UIW) 6-2
Singles competition
1.
Nathan Favier (AMCC-M) def. Emilio Vila (UIW) 6-2, 2-6, 6-4
2. Alejandro Hernandez (UIW) def.
Omar Suarez (AMCC-M) 6-4, 6-3
3. N. Niox Chateau (AMCC-M) def. Marcel Miralles (UIW) 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
4. Rafael Candelas (UIW) def.
Tom Berry (AMCC-M) 2-6, 7-5, 6-3
5.
Nicolas Trebuchet (AMCC-M) def. Christian Cuellar (UIW) 6-2, 6-0
6.
Josef Zapletal (AMCC-M) def. Mateo Galvez (UIW) 6-1, 6-3
Women's Results // A&M-Corpus Christi 6, Incarnate Word 1
Doubles competition
1.
Kseniya Ramanouskaya/
Yana Mykytyn (AMCC-W) def. Estefania Gonzalez/Amelie Montalvo (UIW) 6-3
2. Lyric Bonilla/Smilia Matrovic (UIW) def.
Leticia Tarocco/
Josefa Fuenzalida (AMCC-W) 7-5
3. Luciana Paez/McKenzy Byfield (UIW) def.
Ana Veroux/Adriana J. Casado (AMCC-W) 6-2
Singles competition
1.
Leticia Tarocco (AMCC-W) def. Estefania Gonzalez (UIW) 6-4, 6-3
2.
Josefa Fuenzalida (AMCC-W) def. Lyric Bonilla (UIW) 5-7, 6-1, 6-4
3.
Yana Mykytyn (AMCC-W) def. Smilia Matrovic (UIW) 7-6 (7-4), 6-1
4.
Kseniya Ramanouskaya (AMCC-W) def. Amelie Montalvo (UIW) 0-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7-0)
5. Adriana J. Casado (AMCC-W) def. Luciana Paez (UIW) 6-2, 6-2
6.
Juliette Jalai (AMCC-W) def. McKenzy Byfield (UIW) 6-1, 6-3
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