Men's Tennis

Royals Sweep Ave Maria

AVE MARIA, Fla.- The Royals men's and women's tennis teams traveled to Ave Maria to take on the Gyrenes in their second conference matchup of the season. The Royals men's team went out and swept the Gyrenes 9-0 in their contest. Rafael Coutinho led the way for the Royals as he won his singles match 6-1, 6-1 along with winning his doubles match with partner, Martynas Lukosiunas, 8-1 in the #1 position. Carlos Pinel and Julian Cuartas had a big day in the doubles #2 position as they didn't drop a game and won 8-0 over their opponents. In the end, the Royals would only lose 24 games the entire day to the Gyrenes. 
The women had a big day as well as they would go on to defeat the Gyrenes 5-1 on the day. The only loss for the Royals came in the singles #1 position, but the Royals were able to sweep the doubles competitions with Paula Ordonez and Luiza Arroyo winning 9-7 in the #1 position and Caitlin Ryan and Thalia Roustand winning 8-0 in the #2 position. Roustand would have a big day as she would sweep her opponent in the singles match 6-0, 6-0 to not lose a game on the day. 
The Royals next match will be February 25 at home versus St. Thomas. 
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Players Mentioned

Rafael Coutinho

Rafael Coutinho

5' 10"
Freshman
Julian  Cuartas

Julian Cuartas

5' 4"
Freshman
Martynas  Lukosiunas

Martynas Lukosiunas

6' 5"
Sophomore
Carlos Pinel

Carlos Pinel

6' 2"
Freshman
Thalia Roustand

Thalia Roustand

5' 7"
Freshman
Caitlin Ryan

Caitlin Ryan

5' 9"
Senior
Luiza  Arroyo

Luiza Arroyo

5' 6"
Freshman
Paula Ordonez

Paula Ordonez

5' 3"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Rafael Coutinho

Rafael Coutinho

5' 10"
Freshman
Julian  Cuartas

Julian Cuartas

5' 4"
Freshman
Martynas  Lukosiunas

Martynas Lukosiunas

6' 5"
Sophomore
Carlos Pinel

Carlos Pinel

6' 2"
Freshman
Thalia Roustand

Thalia Roustand

5' 7"
Freshman
Caitlin Ryan

Caitlin Ryan

5' 9"
Senior
Luiza  Arroyo

Luiza Arroyo

5' 6"
Freshman
Paula Ordonez

Paula Ordonez

5' 3"
Sophomore