PLANO, TX– The No. 19 Cameron men's tennis team handed No. 8 Collin College its first loss this season in a 9-0 sweep on Friday.The win is the Aggies' (2-1) first spring season victory and second in a row over Collin College. Last year, Cameron defeated the Cougars on the road 7-2 bringing the overall series to 2-1.
The Aggies got off to a strong start on the doubles side, winning 3-0.
Felipe Oyarzun and
Mateo Velasco picked up a 8-1 victory in the one-slot. Meanwhile,
Dennis Merdan and Vinicius Santos in the second slot picked up an 8-4 win with third slot
Joao Fazendeiro and
Daniel Ferl defeating their opponents 8-6.
In singles action, the Aggies kept their momentum and took six matches for the overall victory.
Dennis Merdan got an even 6-4, 6-4 win the first slot. In the two and three spot, Fazendeiro, 6-2, 6-7, (6-0), 10-8 and Santos 2-6, 6-4, 10-2 both won in a third set. Oyarzun defeated his opponent 6-3, 6-1 and M. Velasco edged a 7-5 first set victory and turned around for a 6-2 win for the second.
Bruno Babic battled in the sixth-slot with a first set score of 6-2 to sweep Collin's Emilio Chavez in the second set 6-0.
The Aggies will remain in Texas to face Division I program UT-Arlington on Saturday.
Singles competitionÂ
1.
Dennis Merdan (CU) def. Jack Riess (CC) 6-4, 6-4
2.
Joao Fazendeiro (CU) def. Prince Gbadamosi (CC) 6-2, 6-7 (6-0), 10-8
3. Vinicius Santos (CU) def. Daniel Stormon (CC) 2-6, 6-4, 10-2
4.
Felipe Oyarzun (CU) def. Daniel Gomez (CC) 6-3, 6-1
5.
Mateo Velasco (CU) def. Patrick Nguyen (CC) 7-5, 6-2
6.
Bruno Babic (CU) def. Emilio Chavez (CC) 6-2, 6-0
Doubles competition
1.
Felipe Oyarzun/
Mateo Velasco (CU) def. Daniel Gomez/Emilio Chavez (CC) 8-1
2.
Dennis Merdan/Vinicius Santos (CU) def. Prince Gbadamosi/Joshua McKinney (CC) 8-4
3. Â
Joao Fazendeiro/
Daniel Ferl (CU) def. Patrick Nguyen/Daniel Stormon (CC) 8-6
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