SAN ANTONIO – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's tennis team was dominant during Day 2 of the Roadrunner Invitational at the UTSA Tennis Center on Saturday, going 10-0 in doubles and singles action.
UTRGV will close the tournament Sunday with singles competition starting at 8:30 a.m.
The Vaqueros got their impressive day started with solid performances in doubles. Sophomores
Borna Devald and
Karlo Krolo won the A Draw South Final 6-1 over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi's Matthieu Peres/Lucas Schurdevin. Junior
Emilien Burnel and sophomore
Sam Whitehead defeated Abilene Christian's Benjamin McDonald/Ethan Scribner 6-3 in the C Draw West Final. Seniors
Te Kani Williams and
Chris Lawrance took their D Draw West Final match 6-3 over Oral Roberts' Aaron Brewer/Kevin Leuenberger. Freshman McAllen Memorial alum
Agustin Salazar teamed with Michael Canales from OLLU to defeat ORU's Gustavo Pinho/Eli Brewer 6-4 in the C Draw South Final.
That momentum rolled into singles action in the afternoon. Burnel remained undefeated in the Singles D Draw after beating Pinho in a grueling match, 6-7 (6-7), 7-6 (7-4), 7-5. He advanced to the D-East Final where he'll play UTSA's Garrett Skelly at 8:30 a.m.
Salazar and Lawrance also improved to 2-0 in their bracket and will face each other in the H Draw East Final at 8:30 a.m. Salazar defeated his doubles partner, Canales, 6-2, 6-3 and Lawrance bested OLLU's Murilo Salviato 6-3, 2-6, 6-4.
The G Draw West Final scheduled for 11:30 a.m. will also be an all-UTRGV affair. Williams clinched the first set of his semifinal match 6-1 over Aaron Brewer, then was tied 3-3 in the second when he was awarded the win via disqualification. Whitehead beat OLLU's Enzo Frequelin 6-1, 6-4 in the second semifinal.
Krolo captured a tough 7-5, 7-5 victory over Incarnate Word's Rafal Bednarczuk in the Singles E Draw West Semifinal. He'll face ACU's Mihaly Deli in the E-West Final at 11 a.m.
Devald advanced to the A Draw West Final via injury withdrawal. He'll face Rice's Emir Sendogan at 10:30 a.m.
Members of the UTRGV women's tennis team –
Isabelle Bahr,
Marjorie Souza and W/M assistant coach
Ekaterina Vorobeva – stopped by the UTSA Tennis Center on their way home from the women's tennis ITA Regional Championships in Fort Worth to cheer on their fellow Vaqueros in their big day.
Saturday Results
Doubles
A Draw
South Final
Borna Devald/
Karlo Krolo (UTRGV) def. Matthieu Peres/Lucas Schurdevin (TAMUCC) 6-1
C Draw
West Final
Emilien Burnel/
Sam Whitehead (UTRGV) def. Benjamin McDonald/Ethan Scribner (ACU) 6-3
South Final
Agustin Salazar(UTRGV)/Michael Canales(OLLU) def. Gustavo Pinho/Eli Brewer (ORU) 6-4
D Draw
West Final
Te Kani Williams/
Chris Lawrance (UTRGV) def. Aaron Brewer/Kevin Leuenberger (ORU) 6-3
Singles
A Draw
West Semifinal
Borna Devald (UTRGV) def. Jack Winkler (SMU), RET.
D Draw
East Semifinal
Emilien Burnel (UTRGV) def. Gustavo Pinho (ORU) 6-7 (6-7), 7-6 (7-4), 7-5
E Draw
West Semifinal
Karlo Krolo (UTRGV) def. Rafal Bednarczuk (UIW) 7-5, 7-5
G Draw
West Semifinal
Te Kani Williams (UTRGV) def. Aaron Brewer (ORU) 6-1, 3-3 DQ
Sam Whitehead (UTRGV) def. Enzo Frequelin (OLLU) 6-1, 6-4
H Draw
East Semifinal
Agustin Salazar (UTRGV) def. Michael Canales (OLLU) 6-2, 6-3
Chris Lawrance (UTRGV) def. Murilo Salviato (OLLU) 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
Sunday Schedule
Singles
A Draw
West Final
Borna Devald (UTRGV) vs. Emir Sendogan (RU), 10:30 a.m.
D Draw
East Final
Emilien Burnel (UTRGV) vs. Garrett Skelly (UTSA), 8:30 a.m.
E Draw
West Final
Karlo Krolo (UTRGV) vs. Mihaly Deli (ACU), 11 a.m.
G Draw
West Final
Te Kani Williams (UTRGV) vs.
Sam Whitehead (UTRGV), 11:30 a.m.
H Draw
East Final
Agustin Salazar (UTRGV) vs.
Chris Lawrance (UTRGV), 8:30 a.m.
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