PHOENIX, Ariz. – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros men's tennis team fell 0-7 to the New Mexico State Aggies on Saturday at the GCU Tennis Facility. 
 
The Vaqueros (3-13, 0-2 WAC) won at the No. 1 doubles as the team of redshirt sophomore Samuel de Felipe Garcia and redshirt junior Carlo Izurieta  defeated Nicolas Buitrago and Jordy Visser 6-4 but the Aggies (3-9, 1-0 WAC) would clinch the point with a win at the No. 2 spot. 
 
Redshirt sophomore Te Kani Williams took his match at the No. 3 singles spot to three sets against Martin Simecek. After falling 1-6 in the first set, Williams bounced back with a 6-3 win in the second to force a tiebreaker. Williams and Simecek went back and forth in the tiebreaker before Williams fell 9-11. 
 
The Aggies won on the other singles matches to clinch the win. 
 
The Vaqueros will be back in action on April 3 when they host Prairie View A&M for a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m. at the Orville Cox Tennis Center. 
 
Complete Results
Singles
1. Louis Menard (NMSU) def. Carlo Izurieta (UTRGV) 6-4, 6-2
2. Nicolas Buitrago (NMSU) def. Samuel de Felipe Garcia (UTRGV) 6-1, 6-0
3. Martin Simecek (NMSU) def. Te Kani Williams (UTRGV) 6-1, 3-6, 11-9
4. Jordy Visser (NMSU) def. Mateo Schmit (UTRGV) 6-0, 7-5
5. Corey Clarke (NMSU) def. No player (UTRGV) by default
6. Petr Stavrosvskij (NMSU) def. No player (UTRGV) by default
 
Doubles
1. Samuel de Felipe Garcia/Carlo Izurieta (UTRGV) def. Nicolas Buitrago/Jordy Visser (NMSU) 6-4
2. Corey Clarke/Martin Simecek (NMSU) def. Te Kani Williams/Mateo Schmit (UTRGV) 6-3
3. Louis Menard/Petr Stavrosvkij (NMSU) def. No Player/No Player (UTRGV) by default

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