RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros men's tennis team fell 3-4 in a tight match to the Abilene Christian University (ACU) Wildcats on Friday at the Orville Cox Tennis Center. 
 
The Wildcats (5-5) jumped out to an early advantage in doubles as it won at the No. 3 spot but the Vaqueros (3-9) answered right back as the duo of Redshirt junior Carlo Izurieta and redshirt sophomore Samuel de Felipe Garcia defeated Oswaldo Cano and Joaquin Delgado 6-4 at the No. 2 spot.
 
The Wildcats then earned the doubles point as they battled back at the No. 1 spot to pick up the win. 
 
In singles, the Wildcats picked up another point with a win at the No. 6 spot but redshirt freshman Juka Jankovic got the Vaqueros on the board with a 6-2, 6-1 over Cano at the No. 3 spot. 
 
ACU then got points from the No. 1 and 4 spots to clinch the win but the Vaqueros weren't done yet as redshirt junior Zane Kohrs went three sets with Joaquin Delgado at the No. 5 spot. Kohrs fell 2-6 in the opener but answered back with a 6-4 win in the second. Kohrs then dominated the tiebreaker 10-5 to pick up the victory. 
 
At the No. 2 spot, Izurieta fell in the opening set 4-6 to Riley Tran but then picked up a victory in a tight second match 7-6 to force the tiebreaker. Izurieta came out and took the early 5-1 advantage in the tiebreaker before Tran rallied to tie it at 6-6 but Izurieta regained his composure to get the 10-8 victory.
 
The Vaqueros will be back in action Wednesday, March 10, when it travels to Corpus Christi to face the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders at 11 a.m., as part of the South Texas Showdown, presented by Navy Army Community Credit Union.
 
 
Complete Results
Singles (6,3,1,4,5,2)
1. Savan Chhabra (ACU) def. Samuel de Felipe Garcia (UTRGV) 7-5, 6-4
2. Carlo Izurieta (UTRGV) def. Riley Tran (ACU) 4-6, 7-6, 10-8
3. Luka Jankovic (UTRGV) def. Oswaldo Cano (ACU) 6-2, 6-1
4. Mihaly Deli (ACU) def. Te Kani Williams (UTRGV) 6-3, 6-4
5. Zane Kohrs (UTRGV) def. Joaquin Delgado (ACU) 2-6, 6-4, 10-5
6. Jose Maria Rastroj (ACU) def. Mateo Schmit (UTRGV) 6-3, 6-1
 
Doubles (3,2,1)
1. Savan Chhabra/Riley Tran (ACU) def. Luka Jankovic/Zane Kohrs (UTRGV) 7-6
2. Carlo Izurieta/Samuel de Felipe Garcia (UTRGV) def. Oswaldo Cano/Joaquin Delgado (ACU) 6-4
3. Mihaly Deli/Jose Maria Rastroj (ACU) def. Mateo Schmit/ Te Kani Williams (UTRGV) 6-3

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