CORPUS CHRISTI — Texas A&M-Corpus Christi blanked UTSA, 7-0, in men’s tennis action on Wednesday afternoon at the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center.
The Islanders (12-6) downed the Roadrunners (2-14) for the second time this season by winning two of the three doubles matches and all six singles contests.
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi took a 1-0 lead with triumphs at the top two doubles spots. Arthur Bedel and Kevin Bettendroffer scored a 6-3 win against UTSA’s top tandem of Fabian Brand and Diogo Casa. Ricardo Mayagoitia and Guillaume Rauseo then team up for a 6-4 decision over Eric Buchalter and Takeru Watanabe to secure the first point of the day.
The Islanders jumped out to a 3-0 advantage after wins on courts one and three and the home team then clinched the match with a 6-2, 6-2 victory by Javier Pujol against Christian Carrillo at No. 3.
The Roadrunners will host Incarnate Word (7-8) at 2 p.m. on Friday at the UTSA Tennis Center.
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 7, UTSA 0
Doubles
1. Arthur Bedel/Kevin Bettendroffer (AMCC) def. Fabian Brand/Diogo Casa (UTSA) 6-3
2. Ricardo Mayagoitia/Guillaume Rauseo (AMCC) def. Eric Buchalter/Takeru Watanabe (UTSA) 6-4
3. Christian Carrillo/Joao Riquelme (UTSA) vs. Mitchell Cook/Paul Cook (AMCC) 6-5, unfinished
Singles
1. Kevin Bettendroffer (AMCC) def. Diogo Casa (UTSA) 6-2, 6-2
2. Ricardo Mayagoitia (AMCC) def. Eric Buchalter (UTSA) 6-3, 6-4
3. Javier Pujol (AMCC) def. Christian Carrillo (UTSA) 6-2, 6-2
4. Guillaume Rauseo (AMCC) def. Joao Riquelme (UTSA) 6-1, 7-6 (7-3)
5. Paul Cook (AMCC) def. Takeru Watanabe (UTSA) 7-6 (7-3), 6-2
6. Arthur Bedel (AMCC) def. Fabian Brand (UTSA) 6-4, 6-1
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (1,4,3,6,2,5)