Box Score

EDINBURG – The University of Texas-Pan American Broncs men's tennis team fell 3-4 to Western Athletic Conference rival the Grand Canyon University Antelopes on Friday at the Orville Cox Tennis Center.
 
The Broncs (2-9) took control of the match early as they clinched the doubles point. The duo of Ricardo Hopker and Chetan Panditi beat the team of Felix Schueller and Ahmad Saleem 8-3 at No. 1 doubles. After the Broncs fell at No. 3 doubles, Alejandro Sanoja and Juan Cruz Soria defeated Nicolas Moulin and Adrian Legarreta 8-7 at No. 2 doubles, which gave them the point.
 
The Antelopes (5-4) answered back with straight set victories at No. 4, 5 and 6 singles. Sebastian Job fell against Adrian Legarreta as he dropped his first set 4-6 and then the second set 6-7 with a 13-11 tiebreaker. That match clinched the match for the Antelopes.
 
Juan Cruz Soria also took his match to three sets. After he dropped his first set to Nicolas Moulin 2-6, he bounced back with a 6-0 win in the second set and then followed that with a 6-4 win in the third. Chetan Panditi closed out the match as he defeated Ahmad Saleem in straight sets 7-6, 7-6. 
 
The Broncs are back in action on Sunday when they host conference rival Kansas City at 9 a.m. at the Orville Cox Tennis Center.
 
Complete Results:
Doubles (1,3,2)
1. Ricardo Hopker/Chetan Panditi (UTPA) def. Felix Schueller/ Ahmad Saleem (GCU) 8-3
2. Alejandro Sanoja/Juan Cruz Soria (UTPA) def. Nicolas Moulin/Adrian Legarreta(GCU) 8-7
3. Benjamin Collomb/Alexander Roggenkamp (GCU) def. Mauricio Fosado/Joseph Bishop (UTPA) 8-7
 
Singles (6,5,4,3,1,2)           
1. Juan Cruz Soria (UTPA) def. Nicolas Moulin (GCU) 2-6, 6-0, 6-4
2. Chetan Panditi (UTPA) def. Ahmad Saleem (GCU) 7-6, 7-6
3. Adrian Legarreta (GCU) def. Sebastien Job (UTPA) 6-4, 7-6 (13-11)
4. Felix Schueller (GCU) def. Ricardo Hopker (UTPA) 6-2, 6-4
5. Benjamin Collomb (GCU) def. Alejandro Sanoja (UTPA) 6-4, 6-2
6. Alexander Roggenkamp (GCU) def. Joseph Bishop (UTPA) 6-0, 6-3

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