Better late than never; the men’s tennis team came out on top when they played against Our Lady of The Lake University, obtaining their first win of the season with a 5-1 victory.
The scores were on each other’s necks at the beginning of the match, but Prairie View brought their A game. Second singles player Craig Wiltz dismissed his opponent Carlos Albuja of OLL 6-4, 7-5. Singles player Ronald Chidzikwe defeated OLLU’s Kuda Sengui 6-2, 6-1. Prairie View’s 3rd singles, Jose Garcia demolished his opponent Jose Olivas 6-1, 6-1. Chris Jordan knocked out his match in two sets much like that of his teammates, but Christian Salinas of OLLU put up a good match, yet it wasn’t enough to pull out a win. The match ended with the score set at 6-3, 7-6. Meanwhile 5th singles player Kris Powell conquered his match against Everett Patterson of OLLU 6-2, 6-2. Overall the team pulled through despite the fact that first singles did not pull out a win. OLLU’s Santiago Padilla gave Prairie View’s Kuda Nyatoti a run for his money, playing a total of three matches, ending with the score 6-3, 4-6, and 12-10.
Now one cannot forget about the incoming freshmen to the team who also pulled their weight and contributed to the Panthers. Jimmy Yates played and defeated OLLU’s Jessie Rojas. Lucien Fulty also brought home a win against Michael Ramirez 6-1, 6-2. While Caz Tankersley had to spend a bit more time than his other teammates, but still brought it home in the end playing three sets, 6-2, 7-6, 12-10, against OLLU Ernesto Silvia.