ARLINGTON, Texas – UTSA men’s tennis scored points on four of the five individual courts and scored a 4-1 win for the Roadrunners at UT Arlington on Saturday afternoon at the Arlington Tennis Center.
UTSA (4-2) dominated UT Arlington (1-3) in the singles and won four of the five places. The teams did not compete in doubles due to bad weather.
“Today was a very good win for us,” said UTSA head coach Sergey Avdeyev said. “Very proud of the way we had to come from behind to win the game. Our boys showed a lot of passion. Definitely a team effort in what was a very important win for us.”
Yuri is calculating (Hamburg, Germany) and Javier Gonzalez (San Fernando, Chile) improved in singles to 4: 1 in singles with wins in first place and fourth place. Sebastian Rodriguez (Trujilo, Peru) scored a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory in 2nd place and Javier Rodriguez (Trujillo, Peru) won in 6th place with 4: 6, 6: 4, 6: 0.
The Roadrunners will be back in action on Sunday at 9 a.m. in SMU (7-6) in the SMU Tennis Complex.
Individual competition
1. Yuri is calculating (UTSA) def. Diaz, Angel (UTA) 6-4, 6-2
2. Sebastian Rodriguez (UTSA) def. Sau Franco, Alan (UTA) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
3. Cabrera, Miguel (UTA) def. Joao Ceolin (UTSA) 6-3, 6-3
4th Javier Gonzalez (UTSA) def. Hayen, Alejandro (UTA) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
5. Caffarena, Solano (UTA) vs. Slava Gulin (UTSA) 6-3, 6-7, 5-5, unfinished
6th Javier Rodriguez (UTSA) def. Akiyoshi, Daichi (UTA) 4-6, 6-4, 6-0
Double competition
1. Hayen, Alejandro / Sau Franco, Alan (UTA) vs. Sebastian Rodriguez/.Joao Ceolin (UTSA) unfinished
2. Simo, Eduard / Caffarena, Solano (UTA) vs. Yuri is calculating/.Slava Gulin (UTSA) unfinished
3. Diaz, Angel / Cabrera, Miguel (UTA) vs. Garrett Skelly/.Javier Gonzalez (UTSA) unfinished
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