RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros men's tennis team returns home to host the Prairie View A&M Panthers on Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Orville Cox Tennis Center.  
 
The Vaqueros will honor three of its graduating student athletes prior to the match in Mateo Schmit, Carlo Izurieta, and Zane Kohrs. 
 
Seating at UTRGV home tennis matches is limited to 25 fans. Limiting the capacity allows for proper social distancing among fans, staff, and student-athletes. 
 
Face masks are required to be worn properly by all fans, media and staff present inside the Orville Cox Tennis Center. The CDC defines wearing a mask correctly as covering the nose and mouth and securing it around the chin, trying to fit in snugly against the side of the face. The CDC does not recommend using masks with an exhalation valve or vent. Neck gaiters, bandanas and similar items are not acceptable alternatives to face masks. Children ages 2 and under are not required to wear masks.
 
Restrooms at the Orville Cox Tennis Center will be closed to the public to limit access into the Tier 1 section.

Last Time Out
UTRGV fell 0-7 to the New Mexico State Aggies to close out the first WAC Cluster of the season. 
 
The Vaqueros (3-13, 0-2 WAC) won at the No. 1 doubles as the team of Samuel de Felipe Garcia and Carlo Izurieta  defeated Nicolas Buitrago and Jordy Visser 6-4 but the Aggies 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. 
 
Honoring Graduating Trio
The Vaqueros will be honoring a trio of their student athletes that will be graduating this spring. 
 
Mateo Schmit first joined the program during the 2016-17 season and has been a staple of the program ever since. Schmit has won 17 career singles matches while finding success in doubles where he has posted 32 career doubles victories. 
 
Schmit earned Second Team All-WAC Doubles in 2019 with Clement Sarradin while posting 13 doubles wins that season. Schmit has also taken care of business in the classroom where he is a two-time ITA All-Scholar Athlete, was named to the Spring AD Honor Roll four times, Fall AD Honor Roll three times, and earned Academic All-WAC twice. 
 
Zane Kohrs joined the program back in the 2017-18 season has been a constant in the lineup ever since. Kohrs has won 36 career singles matches and 26 career doubles victories. As a sophomore, Kohrs led the team with 17 singles victories and then found some success in doubles last year earning WAC Doubles Team of the Week three times with George Hutchings and Mateo Schmit. 
 
Kohrs has also took care of business in the classroom where he was a three-time ITA Scholar Athlete, a three-time Spring and Fall AD Honor Roll honoree, and earned Academic All-WAC honors three times. 
 
Izurieta joined the program last season and stepped in to hold down the top spots in the lineup. Izurieta has 14 singles victories throughout his time with UTRGV, including a team-leading seven this season while also leading the team with seven doubles victories. 
 
Izurieta remained focused in the classroom as he was named an ITA Scholar Athlete last season and earned Spring and Fall AD Honors. 
 
Playing Prairie View A&M

• Prairie View A&M is 3-12 on the season. 
• The Panthers have won three of the last four matches.
• Prairie View A&M has defeated Alcorn State, Mississippi Valley State, and St. Thomas. 
• This will be their final match before competing in the SWAC Tournament. 
• UTRGV is 18-0 all-time against Prairie View A&M. 
• The Vaqueros won the last matchup 4-0 back on Jan. 26, 2019 in Prairie View. 

 
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