CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Despite winning the doubles' point, the University of the Incarnate Word men's tennis team dropped a Southland Conference match against Texas A&M Corpus Christi 5-2 on Sunday at the Islanders' Tennis Courts.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Cardinals (6-14, 1-3 SLC) got off to a great start in doubles play. Francisco Bendana paired up with Joey Vatanadilok to win at the #1 court 6-4 to move to 5-1 on the year as a pair. Ivanhoe Lissanevitch and Nedim Ahmic then secured the doubles point for UIW with a 6-4 win at #3.

After losing in doubles, the Islanders (14-7, 3-0 SLC) needed four singles' wins to remain undefeated in conference play. In fact, the Islanders picked up five victories in the six matches at every court except for play at #2. UIW's Francisco Bendana took down their #2 player, Cagatay Soke with a final score of 7-5, 6-2.

UP NEXT

The Cardinals will close out the 2017 season with a road match against Abilene Christian next Friday at 12 p.m.

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FULL RESULTS

Univ. of the Incarnate Word vs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Apr 09, 2017 at Corpus Christi, Texas

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 5, Univ. of the Incarnate Word 2

Singles competition:
1. Kevin Bettendroffer (AMCC) def. Sebastian Mortier (UIW) 6-4, 6-2
2. Francisco Bendana (UIW) def. Cagatay Soke (AMCC) 7-5, 6-2
3. William Mottet (AMCC) def. Ivanhoe Lissanevitch (UIW) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
4. Paul Cook (AMCC) def. Joey Vatanadilok (UIW) 6-3, 6-3
5. Carlos Pedrosa (AMCC) def. Caleb Dyer (UIW) 6-1, 6-2
6. Gonzalo Achondo (AMCC) def. Nedim Ahmic (UIW) 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)

Doubles competition:
1. Francisco Bendana/Joey Vatanadilok (UIW) def. Kevin Bettendroffer/William Mottet (AMCC) 6-4
2. Cagatay Soke/Paul Cook (AMCC) def. Caleb Dyer/Sebastian Mortier (UIW) 6-4
3. Ivanhoe Lissanevitch/Nedim Ahmic (UIW) def. Mitchell Cook/Maximilian Ilic (AMCC) 6-4

Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (5,1,4,2,6,3) A-168