NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros men's tennis team dropped a close match to the University of New Orleans falling 2-5 on Sunday at University Tennis Center. 
 
UTRGV (3-8) fell behind early in the match as it dropped the doubles point. New Orleans (6-2) opened with wins at No. 3 and 1 doubles for the 1-0 lead. 
 
In singles, New Orleans added wins at the No. 6, 1, and 3 spots to clinch the victory but UTRGV took the other three matches to three sets. 
 
Sophomore Samuel de Felipe Garcia converted his three-set match against Max Heinzel into a victory. De Felipe Garcia opened with a 7-5 win in the first set before falling 3-6 in the third. In the tiebreaker, de Felipe Garcia dominated with a 10-4 for his fifth win of the season. 
 
Sophomore George Hutchings also converted his three-set match into a win as he opened his match with Johannes Klein with a 7-5 win in the first. After falling 4-6 in the second, Hutchings and Klein went back and forth in the tiebreaker before Hutchings won 10-8. 
 
Junior Zane Kohrs opened his three-set match with Espen Lagarde with a 2-6 loss but answered with a 6-3 win in the second. It was a close tiebreaker but Kohrs fell 6-10 to close out the match. 
 
UTRGV will be back in action on Monday when it faces Alcorn State in a doubleheader starting at 9 a.m. at the Alcorn State Tennis Courts.  
 
Complete Results
Singles (6,1,3,5,2,4)
1. Mats Westkamp (UNO) def. Carlo Izurieta (UTRGV) 6-0, 6-2
2. Samuel de Felipe Garcia (UTRGV) def. Max Heinzel (UNO) 7-5, 3-6, 10-4
3. Misha Fomenkov (UNO) def. Te Kani Williams (UTRGV) 6-4, 6-1
4. George Hutchings (UTRGV) def. Johannes Klein (UNO) 7-5, 4-6, 10-8
5. Espen Lagarde (UNO) def. Zane Kohrs (UTRGV) 6-2, 3-6, 10-6
6. Austin Vos (UNO) def. Alberto Mello (UTRGV) 6-3, 6-2
 
Doubles (3,1)
1. Mats Westkamp/Austin Vos (UNO) def. Carlo Izurieta/Alberto Mello (UTRGV) 6-4
2. Zane Kohrs/George Hutchings (UTRGV) vs. Max Heinzel/Espen Lagarde (UNO) 4-4 unfinished
3. Misha Fomenkov/Johannes Klein (UNO) def. Michael Loyd/Samuel de Felipe Garcia (UTRGV) 6-1