Islanders Turn Back Privateers

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – The New Orleans Privateers men's tennis team (6-10, 2-4 Southland) fell 6-1 to the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (17-9, 6-0 Southland) on Monday afternoon.
 
New Orleans lost the doubles point, falling in all three matches.  The only point for the Privateers came from Rui Silva at the No. 4 spot in the lineup, defeating Matt Westmoreland in three sets, 2-6, 6-3, 10-7. 
 
Christoffer Appelgren took Guillaume Russo to three sets at No. 5 singles, but lost in the tiebreaker, 4-6, 6-4, 10-7.
 
Despite the loss, the postseason awaits the Privateers this weekend in Corpus Christi, Texas.  New Orleans awaits its seed and its opponent in the Southland Conference Championships.
 
Men's Tennis Match Results
New Orleans vs Texas A&M - Corpus Christi
4/21/2014 at Corpus Christi, Texas
 
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 6, New Orleans 1
 
Singles competition:
1. Peter Nagy (AMCC) def. Gonzalo Garcia (UNOM) 6-0, 6-2
2. Ricardo Mayagoitia (AMCC) def. Timo Kranz (UNOM) 6-2, 6-2
3. Javier Pujol (AMCC) def. Blake Gregor (UNOM) 6-4, 6-4
4. Rui Silva (UNOM) def. Matt Westmoreland (AMCC) 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-7)
5. Guillaume Rauseo (AMCC) def. Chris Appelgren (UNOM) 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (10-8)
6. Paul Cook (AMCC) def. Luis Alburquerque (UNOM) 6-1, 6-0
 
Doubles competition:
1. Peter Nagy/Guillaume Rauseo (AMCC) def. Timo Kranz/Gonzalo Garcia (UNOM) 8-4
2. Matt Westmoreland/Paul Cook (AMCC) def. Blake Gregor/Luis Alburquerque (UNOM) 8-2
3. Rui Silva/Chris Appelgren (UNOM) def. Ricardo Mayagoitia/Javier Pujol (AMCC)  8-5
 
Match Notes:
New Orleans 6-10, 2-3 SLC
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 16-9, 5-0 SLC
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (1,6,2,3,4,5)