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Men's Tennis Dalton Johnson

Whataburger Week Seven Preview: Tennis

The Patriots face Hawai’I Hilo in their lone matchup of the week at Summers Tennis Center.

Match Info Opponent Info
Women: Hawai'i Hilo vs. #39 UT Tyler
UHH: 2-7, 0-0 PWC | UTT: 6-5, 0-0 LSC
Friday, Mar. 20th | 10 a.m.
Men: Hawai'i Hilo vs. #4 UT Tyler
UHH: 4-5, 0-0 PWC | UTT: 8-3, 0-0 LSC
Friday, Mar. 20th | 1 p.m.
Summers Tennis Center | Tyler, Texas
WOMEN'S ROSTER
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PLAYER OF THE WEEK
 
Samuel Antwi has been stellar in singles and earned the Lone Star Conference Men's Singles Player of the Week award after going 2-0 against #10 Catawba and #12 North Georgia.
 
Against the Indians, Antwi split his opening two sets at 6-3, 1-6 before battling back with another brilliant 6-3 set to claim the big win. Against the Nighthawks he was even better, ripping off a straight set win in scores of 6-3, 6-2.
 
With the two wins, Antwi is now 12-0 on the season in singles, with nine of those 12 wins coming in straight sets.
 
RANKINGS UPDATE
 
The third week of the ITA Computerized Rankings dropped on Wednesday, and the Patriots moved up to #4 in the men's ranking and slid to #39 in the women's ranking.
 
Samuel Antwi is now #15 in the singles rankings, along with teammates Malo Poulesquen (#18), Artiom Dorofeev (#35), Daniil Felker (#59), and Carel Wessel (#63). In doubles, the pair of Wessel and Felker are ranked #10 in the latest rankings.
 
On the women's side, Yona Bancarel is ranked #9 in singles, and pairs with teammate Natalia Gorzny for the #17 ranked doubles pair.
 
THE FALL SLATE
 

The fall slate was one of the best of the Division II era for the program, with both teams sending players to the ITA Cup. The women's pair of Natalia Gorzny and Yona Bancarel became the first Patriots women to represent the program at the ITA Cup in the Division II era, and the doubles pair of Daniil Felker and Carel Wessel along with singles player Malo Poulesquen represented the men.
 
Gorzny and Bancarel finished 2-1 on the week, Felker and Wessel went 1-2, and Poulesquen also finished 2-1.
 
THE VULCANS
 
Hawai'i Hilo women's tennis is currently 2-7 on the season and have lost their last four matchups. They dropped their two most recent matches to LSC foes Cameron and Midwestern State.
 
The women are led in singles by Victoria Ricaurte-Cabas, Johanna Roggenkamp, and Pia Starnecker, who are each 4-3 on the year. In doubles, Ricaurte-Cabas and Anna Takahashi lead the way at 4-3 on the season, all in the #2 line.
 
The men's side of the program is 4-5 on the season and have lost their last two matches, also to Cameron and Midwestern State.
 
Max Solano has been strong to lead singles, now 7-1 on the year, all in the #2 line. Jaime Paquet is 6-3 on the season in the #1 line. In doubles, Solano combines with teammate Iori Furuhata to creat a perfect 5-0 pairing in the #3 line.
 
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Players Mentioned

Carel Wessel

Carel Wessel

6' 4"
Freshman
Samuel Antwi

Samuel Antwi

5' 9"
Junior
Artiom Dorofeev

Artiom Dorofeev

6' 4"
Sophomore
Daniil Felker

Daniil Felker

6' 0"
Senior
Malo Poulesquen

Malo Poulesquen

6' 0"
Sophomore
Carel Wessel

Carel Wessel

6' 4"
Senior
Yona Bancarel

Yona Bancarel

5' 8"
Junior
Natalia Gorzny

Natalia Gorzny

5' 5"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Carel Wessel

Carel Wessel

6' 4"
Freshman
Samuel Antwi

Samuel Antwi

5' 9"
Junior
Artiom Dorofeev

Artiom Dorofeev

6' 4"
Sophomore
Daniil Felker

Daniil Felker

6' 0"
Senior
Malo Poulesquen

Malo Poulesquen

6' 0"
Sophomore
Carel Wessel

Carel Wessel

6' 4"
Senior
Yona Bancarel

Yona Bancarel

5' 8"
Junior
Natalia Gorzny

Natalia Gorzny

5' 5"
Sophomore