Eagle Fall to the Nationally Ranked Saints in the Conference Semis
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The Texas A&M University-Texarkana men's tennis team competed at the NAIA Affiliated Group Men's Tennis Championships this past week in San Antonio. Entering the tournament as the No. 4 seed, the Eagles faced the No. 5 seed Lewis-Clark State in the Quarterfinals on Thursday April 18. The Eagles defeated the Warriors and advanced to face a formidable opponent in the semifinals—No. 5 nationally ranked Our Lady of the Lake University.
Despite a strong effort, TAMUT fell to the Saints 4-0 in a competitive matchup that ended their RRAC postseason run.
Quarterfinals: TAMUT 4, LCSC 2
Doubles
Andrew Otzenberger/Mauricio Trevino (TAMUT d. Pablo Herrera/Glacamo Moreira (LCSC), 7-5
Austin Swing/Alvaro Camino (LCSC) d. Sebastian Romanos/Iker Alonso (TAMUT), 7-5
Marc Gonzalez Molina/Craig Crookston (TAMUT) d. Juan Pablo Naranjo/Cesar Coloma (LCSC) 6-3
Singles
No. 1 — Andrew Otzenberger (TAMUT) d. Pablo Herrera (LCSC), 6-4, 6-0
No. 2 — Giacamo Moreira (LCSC) d. Sebastian Romanos (TAMUT), 6-4, 6-3
No. 3 — Nell Rollin (LCSC) vs. Mauricio Trevino (TAMUT), 6-4, 5-4
No. 4 — Iker Alonso (TAMUT) d. Austin Swing (LCSC), 6-3, 6-3
No. 5 — Marc Gonzalez Molina (TAMUT) d. Gautam Balakrishnan (LCSC), 6-2, 6-1
No. 6 — Cesar Coloma (LCSC) d. Craig Crookston (TAMUT), 7-5, 6-1
Semifinals: TAMUT 0, OLLU 4
Doubles
Kyllian Savary/Matis Nuziere (OLLU) vs. Andrew Otzenberger/Mauricio Trevino (TAMUT), 5-4
David Ekpenyong/Joao Santos (OLLU) d. Sebastian Romanos/Iker Alonso (TAMUT), 6-0
Luis Hernandez/Aymeric Bruno (OLLU) d. Marc Gonzalez Molina/Craig Crookston (TAMUT), 6-2
Singles
No. 1 — David Ekpenyong (OLLU) d. Andrew Otzenberger (TAMUT), 6-4, 6-1
No. 2 — Kyllian Savary (OLLU) d. Sebastian Romanos (TAMUT), 4-6, 6-0, 6-2
No. 3 — Mauricio Trevino (TAMUT) vs. Aymeric Bruno (OLLU), 6-4, 3-6, 2-0
No. 4 — Joao Santos (OLLU) vs. Iker Alonso (TAMUT), 6-4, 6-3
No. 5 — Matis Nuziere (OLLU) vs. Marc Gonzalez Molina (TAMUT), 3-6, 6-2, 4-1
No. 6 — Craig Crookston (TAMUT) d. Luis Hernandez (OLLU), 6-0, 4-6, 5-1