LUBBOCK – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) men's tennis team suffered an 0-7 loss to the University of New Mexico on Saturday in a neutral site match at the McLeod Tennis Center, on the campus of Texas Tech University.
 
New Mexico (1-0) started off doubles with a win on court three before clinching the point with a win on court two. Senior Elliot Johnstone and junior Yehonatan Kaufman held a 5-4 lead over Bart Van Leijsen and Stepan Holis on court one before it went unfinished.
 
In singles, UTRGV (1-1) sophomore Dennis Boisseau took his match on court three against Dominic West to three sets. Boisseau dropped the first set 0-6 and then answered back with a 7-5 win in the second. In the tiebreaker, Boisseau fell 5-10 as New Mexico won on the rest of the singles courts.
 
UTRGV will be right back at it as they face No. 25 Texas Tech University on Sunday at 9 a.m.  
 
Complete Results
Singles (6,2,4,3,1,3)
1. Ricky Hernandez Tong (UNM) def. Koby Jansen (UTRGV) 6-4, 6-4
2. Bart Von Leijsen (UNM) def. Yehonatan Kaufman (UTRGV) 6-1, 6-3
3. Dominic West (UNM) def. Dennis Boisseau (UTRGV) 6-0, 5-7, 10-5
4. Tim Buttner (UNM) def. Elliot Johnstone (UTRGV) 6-4, 6-4
5. Jorge Escutia (UNM) def. Zane Kohrs (UTRGV) 6-3, 6-4
6. Stepan Holis (UNM) def. Mateo Schmit (UTRGV) 6-1, 6-1 
 
Doubles (3,2)
1. Yehonatan Kaufman/Elliot Johnstone (UTRGV) vs. Bart Van Leijsen/Stepan Holis (UNM) 5-4 unfinished
2. Ricky Hernandez Tong/Dominic West (UNM) def. Koby Jansen/Dennis Boisseau (UTRGV) 6-3
3. Tim Buttner/Sean Baklini (UNM) def. Zane Kohrs/Michael Loyd (UTRGV) 6-3

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