Men's Tennis Drops Conference Match to Islanders

BOX SCORE

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas  - The University of New Orleans Privateers men's tennis team (3-4, 0-1 Southland) snagged a point from Luis Albuquerque, but fell 6-1 to the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders on Sunday at the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center.
 
Albuquerque coasted to victory at #5 singles. After leading his match on Saturday against Rice, Albuquerque made short work of Carlos Pedrosa, winning 6-0, 6-1. However, UNO was shorthanded with just five players available.
 
UNO was able to field just two doubles teams, which put the pressure on them to sweep both. The Islanders took both decisions at #1 and #2 doubles by 6-2 scores to gain the first point of the match heading into singles.
 
The Islanders picked off wins with Guillaume Rauseo, Kevin Bettendroffer, and Ricardo Mayagoitia to clinch the match. Bettendroffer won 6-3, 6-3 at #1 singles while Mayagoitia turned in a 6-3, 6-2 win at #2 singles. Rauseo was the first of the trio to finish as he won 6-1, 6-1 at #4 singles. Javier Pujol also picked up a straight set win at #3 singles.
 
The Privateers will play two matches this week, hosting UT-Rio Grande Valley on Tuesday, March 15 and conference foe, Incarnate Word on Wednesday, March 16.
 
To keep up with the latest New Orleans tennis news, follow the team on Twitter @UNOPrivateers and @Privateers_TN or by liking New Orleans Privateers on Facebook.