Match Nine | H-E-B Tournament of Champions | Tournament Bracket
NM State (2-6) vs. UTSA (3-2)
Friday, Feb. 18 | 11:00 a.m. MT | Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center | Corpus Christi, Texas
Match Ten | H-E-B Tournament of Champions | Tournament Bracket
NM State vs. DePaul or Troy
Friday, Feb. 18 | 4:30 p.m. MT | Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center | Corpus Christi, Texas
Match Eleven | H-E-B Tournament of Champions | Tournament Bracket
NM State vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, DePaul, East Tennessee State or Louisiana
Saturday, Feb. 19 | TBA | Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center | Corpus Christi, Texas
THE FIRST SERVE
• South Texas is where the NM State men's tennis team will try to put an end to a six-match losing skid as the Aggies are one of eight teams taking part in the H-E-B Tournament of Champions hosted by Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
• The two-day event at the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center features appearances by Abilene Christian, DePaul, East Tennessee State, Louisiana, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Troy and UTSA in addition to NM State.
• Gijs Akkermans and Corey Clarke are the doubles team which reentered the win column for NM State most recently. That pairing moved to 3-3 in 2022 following a 6-3 flight three win over Louisiana's Kacper Dworak and Calin Postea last Saturday in Lubbock, Texas.
• In top-flight doubles play, Louis Menard and Jordy Visser own a 3-3 mark and will be hoping to snap a two-match losing streak when they hit the courts at the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center.
SCOUTING UTSA | ROSTER | SCHEDULE | STATISTICS
• The Roadrunners' schedule has tapered off slightly after they opened the 2022 campaign with a 6-1 setback at third-ranked Texas back on Friday, Jan. 14. Since that loss, UTSA has won three of its last four matches as it prepares to challenge NM State in Corpus Christi, Texas.
• In top-line singles action, Joao Ceolin is the owner of a 3-1 record while Sebastian Rodriguez possesses a mark of 4-1 while playing on lines two and three. Only one of the Roadrunners' players is below the .500 mark in one-on-one play through their first five dual matches of the year.
• Half of UTSA's six doubles wins have come directly as a result of Javier Gonzalez's play in flights one and three. Gonazlez has gone 2-0 while competing alongside Garrett Skelly on line three and is 1-1 when paired with Ceolin in top-flight play.
COMING UP NEXT
• NM State travels to Flagstaff, Ariz., for two more non-conference matches over the course of two days. The Aggies are scheduled to take on Northern Arizona Friday (Feb. 25) afternoon at 4:00 p.m. before matching up with Mesa Community College Saturday morning at 10:00 a.m. in Flagstaff.
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