PLANO, Texas – The Cameron men's tennis team was in Plano, Texas taking on Collin County College on Thursday afternoon and came away with their first 7-0 sweep of the season.
The Aggies opened up the season with 1-1 record last weekend, losing to Dury 4-3 before beating Washburn 4-3 the next day.
Cameron started out the match with the Cougars by winning the doubles matchup 2-1 to earn the point. At No. 1, the ranked pairing
Vinicius Santos and
Julen Gutierrez won 6-1 against their counterparts, while
Mritunjay Badola and
Przemyslaw Zielinski won 6-3 at No. 2 and
Oscar del Granado and
Pierre Marion won 7-5 in the third doubles match.
In singles, CU continued their dominance by winning all six matches in two sets. Santos and Marion both beat their opponents 6-2, 6-1, while del Granado won 6-1, 6-3 at the No. 2 spot and
Jesus Villamizar won 6-2, 6-2 at No. 6. Badola and Gutierrez were forced to battle a bit in both of their sets, but still won their matches 6-3, 7-5, and 6-4, 6-3 respectively.
Next up for the Aggies will be a matchup with Division I UT Arlington on Feb. 14 at 2 p.m. before hosting Seward County CC the next day for their home opener.
Singles competition
1.
Vinicius Santos (CU) def. Abhi Venkatachalam (COLLIN) 6-2, 6-1
2.
Oscar del Granado (CU) def. Juan Carlos Garrido (COLLIN) 6-1, 6-3
3.
Mritunjay Badola (CU) def. Chris Doyal (COLLIN) 6-3, 7-5
4.
Julen Gutierrez (CU) def. John Edwards (COLLIN) 6-4, 6-3
5.
Pierre Marion (CU) def. Hector Flores (COLLIN) 6-2, 6-1
6.
Jesus Villamizar (CU) def. Kameron Dehart (COLLIN) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles competition
1.
Vinicius Santos/
Julen Gutierrez (CU) def. Chris Doyal/John Edwards (COLLIN) 6-1
2.
Mritunjay Badola/
Przemyslaw Zielinski (CU) def. Abhi Venkatachalam/Kevon Webb (COLLIN) 6-3
3.
Oscar del Granado/
Pierre Marion (CU) def. Juan Carlos Garrido/Hector Flores (COLLIN) 7-5