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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