SAN ANTONIO – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley men's tennis team fell 1-4 to the University of the Incarnate Word on Saturday at the UIW Tennis Courts.
 
UTRGV (2-9) recorded a doubles victory as the team of junior Koby Jansen and freshman Mateo Schmit defeated Sebastien Mortier and Caleb Dyer 6-2 on court two. It was Incarnate Word (4-6) though who came away with the doubles point as they won on courts one and two.
 
Sophomore Jehonatan Kaufman got UTRGV on the board with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Joey Vatanadilok on court three but it was Incarnate Word who clinched the win with singles victories on courts one, four and six.
 
Jansen's match against Francisco Bendana went unfinished but he was leading 6-3, 5-4 when it was stopped. Schmit's match also went unfinished as he was leading in the third set.
 
UTRGV will return home to host Louisiana Lafayette on Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Orville Cox Tennis Center.
 
Singles
1. Sebastian Mortier (UIW) def. Elliot Johnstone (UTRGV) 7-5, 6-3
2. Koby Jansen (UTRGV) vs. Francisco Bendana (UIW) 6-3, 5-4 unfinished
3. Yehonatan Kaufman (UTRGV) def. Joey Vantanadilok (UIW) 6-3, 6-3
4. Ivanhoe Lissanevitch (UIW) def. Clement Sarradin (UTRGV) 6-4, 6-3
5. Mateo Schmit (UTRGV) vs. Caleb Dyer (UIW) 6-1, 4-6, 2-1 unfinished
6. Nedim Ahmic (UIW) def. Andres Hernandez (UTRGV) 6-1, 6-2
 
Doubles
1. Joe Vantanadilok/Francisco Bendana (UIW) def. Elliot Johnstone/Clement Sarradin (UTRGV) 6-2
2. Koby Jansen/Mateo Schmit (UTRGV) vs. Sebastian Mortier/Caleb Dyer (UIW) 6-2
3. Ivanhoe Lissanevitch/Nedim Ahmic (UIW) def. Yehonatan Kaufman/Andres Hernandez (UTRGV) 6-3

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