The Prairie View A&M men's tennis team looks to rebound from a 7-0 loss against Louisiana-Lafayette on Sunday with a good showing at home against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Thursday, Jan. 26 at the Prairie View Tennis Courts.

Though the Panthers did not play as well as they would have like in the doubles competition, losing 8-4 in both matches, the play of Prairie View No. 1 Ronald Chidzikwe in singles competition was inspiring.

He lost 6-2, 7-6(4) to Carlin Murray of Louisiana-Lafayette.

“We had a pep talk before, and overall the matches were better,” Prairie View head coach John Cochran said. “Chidzikwe lost 6-2, 7-6. He has a chances to win the last set and go three sets with that guy.”

Cochran would like to see his team become more assertive and set the tempo in its upcoming 3 p.m. match against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.

“We didn't play as aggressive as we could,” Cochran said. “But we played fairly well. I was pleased with the overall play. There's nowhere to go but up.”


Louisiana Lafayette, Prairie View A&M
1/22/2012 at Prairie View, TX (Prairie View A&M Tennis Courts)
Singles Competition
1. Carlin Murray (ULL) def. Ronald Chidzikwe (PVAMU) 6-2, 7-6(4)
2. Damian Farinola (ULL) def. Trent Johnson (PVAMU) 6-1, 6-2
3. Jarred Wyman (ULL) def. John Dingle (PVAMU) 6-1, 6-0
4. Ted Nilsson (ULL) def. David Aldaz (PVAMU) 6-1, 6-0
5. Carl Alberton (ULL) def. Ramon Lozano (PVAMU) 6-0, 6-3
Doubles Competition
1. Y.Mandl/ B. Farine (ULL) def. Ronald Chidzikwe/ Jon Dingle (PVAMU) 8-4
2. C.Alberton/D. Farinola (ULL) def. David Aldaz/Trent Johnson (PVAMU) 8-4
3. ULL def. PVAMU on forfeit
Final Score
ULL 7, PVAMU 0