No. 13 Bulldogs lose to No. 1 Cowley

The Mississippi Gulf Coast men's tennis team started its Texas road trip against the No. 1 team in the country Sunday.

The No. 13 Bulldogs lost 9-0 to Cowley County in Tyler, Texas.

Gonzalo Cotter (Fr., Valencia, Spain/IVLA) proved to be a tough opponent for Cowley's Reiya Komagata, the second-ranked player in the country. Cotter lost 7-5, 6-3.

Gulf Coast will play a pair of top-five teams on Monday. The Bulldogs will play No. 3 Eastern Florida State at noon, followed by a match against No. 5 Collin County at 6 p.m.

Results

Team: Cowley County Men 9, Gulf Coast 0

Doubles

No. 1: Reiya Komagata-Bruno Nhavene (CC) def. Gonzalo Cotter-Vicente Faria, 8-1

No. 2: Valentin Greco-Tadeo Gaggiofatto (CC) def. Hiram Havard-Triston Hill, 8-0

No. 3: Omar Suarez-Sergio Gonzalez (CC) def. Jeremiah Layton-Smith Walker, 8-0

Singles

No. 1: Gaggiofatto (CC) def. Cotter, 7-5, 6-3

No. 2: Suarez (CC) def. Faria, 6-3, 6-0

No. 3: Gonzalez (CC) def. Hill, 6-2, 6-1

No. 4: Greco (CC) def. Havard, 6-1, 6-1

No. 5: Jaoa Teixeira (CC) def. Layton, 6-2, 6-2

No. 6: Guilherme Coelho (CC) def. Walker, 6-0, 6-1

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