THIBODAUX, Louisiana – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's tennis picked up a 4-2 win over the Nicholls State University Colonels on Monday at the Colonel Tennis Complex.
 
The Vaqueros (8-8) opened doubles with a win on court one as Juan Cruz Soria and Koby Jansen defeated Oleksander Podgursky and Kieran Cronin 6-3. The Colonels (1-9) answered with a win on court three but the team of Elliot Johnstone and Andres Hernandez picked up a 7-6 (4) win over Max Sinn and Bernard Wezeman on court two to clinch the point.
 
The Colonels got a point right back as they won on court two but Soria got the Vaqueros the lead with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Podgursky on court one. Jansen then followed with a straight set 6-3, 6-0 win over Sinn on court three.
 
Nicholls State then got a win on court five but it was Cosme Jubera who put the match away for UTRGV with a 7-6 (4), 6-2 over Oscar Reeve on court six. The match on court four went unfinished once the match was clinched.
 
The Vaqueros will be back in action on Tuesday when they face the University of New Orleans at 2 p.m.
 
Complete Results:
 
Singles (2,1,3,5,6)
1. Juan Cruz Soria (UTRGV) def. Oleksander Podgursky (NICM) 6-2, 6-3
2. Evan Karatzas (NICM) def. Ethan Ammon (UTRGV) 6-1, 6-1
3. Koby Jansen (UTRGV) def. Max Sinn (NICM) 6-3, 6-0
4. Sam Meessen (NICM) vs. Yehonatan Kaufman (UTRGV) 6-4, 5-7, 0-1, unfinished
5. Kieran Cronin (NICM) def. Elliot Johnstone (UTRGV) 6-4, 6-4
6. Cosme Jubera (UTRGV) def. Oscar Reeve (NICM) 7-6 (7-4), 6-2
 
Doubles (1,3,2)
1. Juan Cruz Soria/Koby Jansen (UTRGV) def. Oleksander Podgursky/Kieran Cronin (NICM) 6-3
2. Elliot Johnstone/Andres Hernandez (UTRGV) def. Max Sinn/Bernard Wezeman (NICM) 7-6 (4)
3. Sam Meessen/Evan Karatzas (NICM) def. Ethan Ammon/Yehonatan Kaufman (UTRGV) 6-4

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