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Men's Tennis Splits over the Weekend

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS – The University of the Incarnate Word men's tennis team split a pair of matches this weekend.  They defeated Laredo Community College, 7-0 on Saturday and then lost at #13 Texas A&M, 6-1 on Sunday.

In the home match with the Palominos, the Cardinals (5-6) did not drop a single set.  Tucker Brown and Joey Vatanadilok won 8-2 at #2 doubles while Ryan Hoverson and Brody Rodriguez won 8-1 at #3 doubles to take the first point in the match.

UIW followed with a white-washing in singles against LCC.  Brown, Vatanadilok, Hoverson and Rodriguez all ran their records to 2-0 on the day with straight set victories.
 
Incarnate Word 7, Laredo Community College 0
Singles Competition
1. Leonard Ivic (UIW) def. Gabriel Evans (LCC) 6-3, 6-3
2. Joey Vatanadilok (UIW) def. Jose De Sario (LCC) 6-4, 6-1
3. Tucker Brown (UIW) def. Eddie Marquez (LCC) 6-2, 6-3
4. Philipp Raickovic (UIW) def. Gavin Grivel (LCC) 6-0, 6-1
5. Ryan Hoverson (UIW) def. Josh Regaldo (LCC) 6-2, 6-2
6. Brody Rodriguez (UIW) def. Cody Arnold (LCC) 6-0, 7-5
Doubles Competition
1. Ivic/Raickovic (UIW) vs. Evans/De Sario (LCC) 5-4, unfinished
2. Brown/Vatanadilok (UIW) def. Arnold/Grivel (LCC) 8-2
3. Hoverson/Rodriguez (UIW) def. Marquez/Regaldo (LCC) 8-1

The story was a little different on Sunday when they made the trip to A&M and played indoors at the Bryan Tennis Center.  The Aggies (4-1) showed why they are one of the top teams in the country.  They did not lose a single point at #1 and #2 doubles.

In singles play, Hoverson was the lone bright spot for the Cardinals.  He defeated Jett Cash in a tightly contest #6 singles match by the score of 6-3, 6-7 (6), 10-8.

#13 Texas A&M 6, Incarnate Word 1
Singles competition
1. Jeremy Efferding (TAMU) def. Leonard Ivic (UIW) 6-1, 6-4
2. Arthur Rinderknech (TAMU) def. Josip Smoljan (UIW) 6-2, 6-1
3. Max Lunkin (TAMU) def. Tucker Brown (UIW) 6-1, 6-2
4. Jordan Szabo (TAMU) def. Joey Vatanadilok (UIW) 6-4, 6-2
5. Frankie Colunga (TAMU) def. Philipp Raickovic (UIW) 6-1, 6-4
6. Ryan Hoverson (UIW) def. Jett Cash (TAMU) 6-3, 6-7 (6-8), 1-0 (10-8)
 
Doubles competition
1. Vinsant/Adams (TAMU) def. Ivic/Raickovic (UIW) 6-0
2. Efferding/Szabo (TAMU) def. Vatanadilok/Brown (UIW) 6-0
3. Montague/Catanzariti (TAMU) def. Smoljan/Hoverson (UIW) 6-4
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Players Mentioned

Tucker Brown

Tucker Brown

5' 11"
Junior
Leonard Ivic

Leonard Ivic

6' 3"
Senior
Josip Smoljan

Josip Smoljan

6' 5"
Junior
Ryan Hoverson

Ryan Hoverson

6' 3"
Junior
Joey Vatanadilok

Joey Vatanadilok

5' 9"
Freshman
Brody Rodriguez

Brody Rodriguez

5' 7"
Senior
Philipp Raickovic

Philipp Raickovic

6' 2"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Tucker Brown

Tucker Brown

5' 11"
Junior
Leonard Ivic

Leonard Ivic

6' 3"
Senior
Josip Smoljan

Josip Smoljan

6' 5"
Junior
Ryan Hoverson

Ryan Hoverson

6' 3"
Junior
Joey Vatanadilok

Joey Vatanadilok

5' 9"
Freshman
Brody Rodriguez

Brody Rodriguez

5' 7"
Senior
Philipp Raickovic

Philipp Raickovic

6' 2"
Sophomore