Georgije vs Corpus Christi
Michael Aguilar

Men's Tennis

Men's Tennis Set for Spring Break Showdown This Weekend

EDINBURG – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) men's tennis team will host Nicholls State and Alcorn State this weekend as part of the UTRGV Spring Break Showdown at the Orville Cox Tennis Center.
 
UTRGV will open play with a match against Nicholls State on Friday at 11 a.m. Nicholls State and Alcorn State will play a neutral site match on Saturday at 11 a.m. and then UTRGV and Alcorn State will wrap up the showdown with a match on Sunday at 11 a.m. 
 
Last Time Out
  • UTRGV fell 0-4 to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi back on March 13.
  • UTRGV dropped doubles matches on courts one and three.
  • UTRGV fell on singles courts one, six, and five.
  • Matches on courts two, three, and went unfinished.
 
All-Time Series
  • UTRGV is 8-6 all-time against Nicholls State in a series that dates back to 2005.
  • UTRGV faced Nicholls State last season as it won 4-2 on the road on March 17, 2018.
  • UTRGV is 5-0 all-time against Alcorn State in a series that dates back to 2000.
  • The last time UTRGV and Alcorn State came on March 13, 2013 when UTRGV won 5-2 in Lafayette, Louisiana. 
 
Scouting Nicholls State
  • Nicholls State is 2-7 on the season.
  • Nicholls State is coming off of an 0-5 loss to Xavier in New Orleans.
  • Its two wins on the season have come against Prairie View A&M and Jackson State.
  • Nicholls State is 11-27 in singles play.
  • Alvaro Barranco Vilatltell and Tobias Lentz lead the team with three victories in singles play.
  • Nicholls State is 5-14 in doubles play this spring with Vilaltella and Eduardo Marino are tied with Lentz and Oleksandr Podgursky with two wins in doubles.
 
Scouting Alcorn State
  • Alcorn State is 1-19 on the season.
  • Alcorn State is coming off of a 2-4 loss to Prairie View A&M.
  • Its only win came against Mississippi Valley State back on February 22.
  • Alcorn State is 10-77 in singles play with Johnathan Parat leading the team with three victories.
  • Alcron State is 6-32 in doubles play with the team of Kareem Bowe and Nuno Rocha leading the team with three doubles victories.
 
Upcoming Schedule
  • Mar. 29 @ New Mexico State – 1 p.m.
  • Mar. 30 vs. Kansas City – 1 p.m.
  • Mar. 31 vs. Seattle U – 9 a.m.
  • Apr. 12 vs. Chicago State – TBD
  • Apr. 13 vs. Grand Canyon - TBD
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