SAN ANTONIO – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros men's tennis team closed out the weekend with a tough 3-4 loss against the Incarnate Word Cardinals on Sunday at the Mabry Tennis Center. 
 
The Vaqueros (3-12) had the momentum early as they took the doubles points from the the Cardinals (3-4). The team of redshirt junior Zane Kohrs and redshirt freshman Luka Jankovic defeated Marwin Kralemann and Pietro Perego 6-3 at the No. 1 spot. 
 
The duo of redshirt junior Carlo Izurieta and redshirt sophomore Samuel de Felipe Garcia then clinched the doubles point with a 6-3 win over Warren Fulgenzi and Joao Sasso at the No. 2 spot. 
 
In singles, Izurieta gave UTRGV the 2-1 lead with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Kralemann at the No. 1 spot.
 
The Cardinals then followed with wins at the No. 2, 5, and 6 spots to take the lead before De Felipe Garcia picked up the three set win over Perego at the No. 3 spot. De Felipe Garcia dropped his first set 4-6 before bouncing back with a 6-1 win the second and then closed out the match with a 6-1 win in the third. 
 
It all came down to the match at the No. 4 spot where redshirt junior Zane Kohrs opened with a 6-3 win in the first set against Fulgenzi. Kohrs then fell 4-6, 1-6 in the final two sets as the Cardinals clinched the win.   
 
The Vaqueros will be back in action on March 26 when they open Western Athletic Conference play against Seattle U in Phoenix, Arizona. 
 
Complete Results
Singles (1,2,5,6,3,4)
1. Carlo Izurieta (UTRGV) def. Marwin Kralemann (UIW)  6-1, 6-1
2. Marko Galic (UIW) def. Luka Jankovic (UTRGV) 6-2, 6-3
3. Samuel de Felipe Garcia (UTRGV) def. Pietro Perego (UIW) 4-6, 6-1, 6-3
4. Warren Fulgenzi (UIW) def. Zane Kohrs (UTRGV) 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
5. Joao Sasso (UIW) def. Te Kani Williams (UTRGV) 6-3, 6-4
6. Dennis Boisseau (UIW) def. Mateo Schmit (UTRGV) 6-1, 1-6, 7-5
 
Doubles (1,2,3)
1. Luka Jankovic/Zane Kohrs (UTRGV) def. Marwin Krallemann/Pietro Perego (UIW) 6-3
2. Carlo Izurieta/Samuel de Felipe Garcia (UTRGV) def. Warren Fulgenzi/Joao Sasso (UIW) 6-3
3. Javier Gonzalez/Garrett Skelly (UTSA) def. Te Kani Williams/Mateo Schmit (UTRGV) 7-5

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