Complete Results
EDINBURG – In their final home match of the season, the University of Texas-Pan American Broncs men's tennis team fell to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Ragin Cajuns 0-7 on Wednesday at the newly renovated Orville Cox Tennis Center.
The match started with a tight doubles point. After
Yates Johnson and
Edgar Lopez beat
Chetan Panditi and
Ricardo Hopker 8-4 at No. 2,
Felix Hasselberg and
Sebastien Job won 7-6 by default over
Rick de Groot and
Jake Wynan at No. 1 to tie it up. The Ragin Cajuns (11-10) clinched the point when
Elliot Minvielle and
Damian Farinola beat
Victor Alves and
Thomas-Orestis Panoulas 8-6 at No. 3.
The Ragin Cajuns won on courts two and three to go up 3-0. The Broncs (7-14) had a shot at a win at No. 4, as Job forced a first set tiebreaker, but lost it 4-7 before dropping the second set 3-6 to Wynan as the Ragin Cajuns clinched the match.
Hasselberg played a strong match for the Broncs at No. 6, but fell to Johnson 5-7, 3-6.
The Broncs hit the road for a critical Southland Conference matchup at Lamar on Friday, April 12 at 3:00 p.m.
Complete Results:
Doubles (Order of Finish: 2,1,3)
1.
Felix Hasselberg/
Sebastien Job (UTPA) def. Rick de Groot/Jake Wynan (UL) 7-6, win by default
2. Yates Johnson/Edgar Lopez (UL) def.
Chetan Panditi/
Ricardo Hopker (UTPA) 8-4
3. Elliot Minvielle/Damian Farinola (UL) def.
Victor Alves/
Thomas-Orestis Panoulas (UTPA) 8-6
Singles (Order of Finish: 2,3,4,1,5,6)
1. Rick de Groot (UL) vs.
Thomas-Orestis Panoulas (UTPA) 6-3, 6-4
2. Edgar Lopez (UL) vs.
Ricardo Hopker (UTPA) 6-0, 6-3
3. Damian Farinola (UL) vs.
Chetan Panditi (UTPA) 6-0, 6-3
4. Jake Wynan (UL) vs.
Sebastien Job (UTPA) 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
5. Elliot Minvielle (UL) vs.
Victor Alves (UTPA) 6-4, 6-1
6. Yates Johnson (UL) vs.
Felix Hasselberg (UTPA) 7-5, 6-3