| April 8, 2006
Contact: Carlos Valdez (210) 458-4930 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi defeats UTSA, 6-1 Box Score
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – The UTSA men’s tennis team dropped a 6-1 decision to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Saturday morning in Southland Conference action.
UTSA dropped to 7-11 on the year and 3-3 in SLC play, while TAMU-CC improves 9-6 overall and remains unbeaten at 4-0 in league play.
The Islanders began the day winning two out of the three doubles matches. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi’s Mikhail Pavlov and Andrey Kumantsov picked up the first point with a 8-2 win over UTSA’s Jonas Hoglund and Andre Moreira. Hetori Chaves and Anthony Portois of UTSA won their match at the No. 3 double match with a 8-2 win. The Islanders clinched the doubles points when Jose Ycaza and Raul Morant-Rivas defeated Robin Fernandes and Adam Becker, 8-5, at the No.2 slot.
In singles action, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi won five of the six matches. The Runners tied the match 1-all, when Moreira of UTSA handed Pavlov a 6-1, 6-3 loss at the No. 3 position. TAMU-CC took the lead 2-1 at the No. 5 slot, as Ycaza defeated Joe Olfindo in straight sets, 7-5, 6-2. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi went up 3-1 when Kumantsov breezed past Hoglund 6-3, 7-5 at the No. 1 position. Henselijn sealed the match for the Islanders with a 6-0, 4-6, 6-1, win over Chaves in the No. 6 slot. Also in action for UTSA were Portois and Fernandes, but were defeated.
Results
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 6, UTSA 1
Singles
1. Andrey Kumantsov, TAMU-CC def. Jonas Hoglund, UTSA, 6-3, 7-5
2. Raul Morant-Rivas, TAMU-CC def. Anthony Portois, UTSA, 6-1, 5-7, 6-1
3. Andre Moreira, UTSA def. Mikhail Pavlov, TAMU-CC, 6-1, 6-3
4. Jan Cingel, TAMU-CC def. Robin Fernandes, UTSA, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5
5. Jose Ycaza, TAMU-CC def. Joe Olfindo, UTSA, 7-5, 6-2
6. Sharon Henselijn, TAMU-CC def. Hetori Chaves, UTSA, 6-0, 4-6, 6-1
Doubles
1. Pavlov/Kumantsov, TAMU-CC def. Hoglund/Moreira, UTSA, 8-2
2. Ycaza/Morant-Rivas, TAMU-CC def. Becker/Fernandes, UTSA, 8-5
3. Chaves/Portois, UTSA def. Henselijn/Cingel, TAMU-CC, 8-2
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