SEATTLE, Wash. – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) men's tennis team fell 3-4 in a close match with Chicago State University on Friday at the Amy Yee Tennis Center, on the campus of Seattle University.
 
UTRGV (4-18, 1-3 WAC) fell behind early as Chicago State (4-17, 1-2 WAC) took the doubles point by winning on courts one and two. Juniors Clément Sarradin and Mateo Schmit won on court three by defeating Nicholas Liddy and Cody Wurzelbacher 6-2. 
 
UTRGV battled in singles coming away with three victories. Freshman George Hutchings picked up the three-set victory over George Botha on court three. After falling 5-7 in the first set, Hutchings battled back with back-to-back 7-6 wins in the second and third.
 
Freshman Te Kani Williams picked up a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Cody Wurzelbacher on court five for his third straight victory. 
 
Sophomore Zane Kohrs also got his third straight victory after he defeated Nicholas Liddy on court six. Kohrs opened with a 6-4 win in the first before falling 3-6 in the second and then in the tiebreaker it was Kohrs with a 10-6 advantage for the win.
 
Chicago State won on courts one, two, and four to clinch the win. The match on court one between freshman Samuel de Felipe Garcia and Jakov Suler. De Felipe Garcia opened with a 6-4 win in the first set before Suler clinched the win with 6-3 wins in the second and third.
 
UTRGV will close out the regular season tomorrow as it faces Grand Canyon at 3:30 p.m. at the Amy Yee Tennis Center.
 
Complete Results
Singles
1. Jakov Suler (CSU) def. Samuel de Felipe Garcia (UTRGV) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
2. Felix Savard (CSU) def. Yehonatan Kaufman (UTRGV) 6-3, 6-3
3. George Hutchings (UTRGV) def. George Botha (CSU) 5-7, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4)
4. Gonzalo Martinez (CSU) def. Clément Sarradin (UTRGV) 6-2, 6-4
5. Te Kani Williams (UTRGV) def. Cody Wurzelbacher (CSU) 6-4, 6-1
6. Zane Kohrs (UTRGV) def. Nicholas Liddy (CSU) 6-4, 3-6, 10-6
 
Doubles
1. Jakov Suler/Felix Savard (CSU) def. Zane Kohrs/Samuel de Felipe Garcia (UTRGV) 6-2
2. Gonzalo Martinez/George Botha (CSU) def. George Hutchings/Yehonatan Kaufman (UTRGV) 6-3
3. Clément Sarradin/Mateo Schmit (UTRGV) def. Nicholas Liddy/Cody Wurzelbacher (CSU) 6-2

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