DALLAS & SAN ANTONIO – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros men's tennis team continued their runs at the Ralston/Neufeld Coaches Challenge, hosted by SMU, and the UIW Invitational, hosted by Incarnate Word (UIW) on Saturday.
 
Ralston/Neufeld Coaches Challenge
 
The team of juniors Santiago Serrano and Ivo Isqueiro battled to a 6-4 win over the duo of Marcos Castro Fabra and Sean O Nuallain from Memphis.
 
In singles, Serrano and Castro Fabra dueled, but Castro Fabra pulled away in a tight 7-6 (7-4), 6-4 battle.
 
UIW Invitational
 
Meanwhile in San Antonio, junior Will Roberts and freshman Luke Bishop advanced to the east finals in Compass 2 and Compass 3, respectively.
 
Roberts earned a swift straight-sets victory 6-4, 6-2 against Corentin Fusaro from Our Lady of the Lake (OLL) to advance to the Compass 2 east final while Bishop advanced when his opponent defaulted.
 
In Compass 1, junior Paolo Bonaguro went toe-to-toe with OLL's Jaroslav Majsajdr, winning the first set 6-2 before dropping the second set 6-2. The deciding tiebreaker went the distance with Bonaguro winning 11-9 to seal the victory.
 
In doubles, sophomores Michael Chan and Eduardo Menezes won the Flight 2 draw after winning a back-and-forth match against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi's Filip Vacula and Josef Zapletal, 7-6 (13-11).
 
Meanwhile, in the Flight 1 West Finals, Bonaguro and Roberts defeated OLL's Majsajdr and Matis Nuziere, 6-2.
 
The Vaqueros will conclude their runs at the Ralston/Neufeld Coaches Challenge and the UIW Invitational Sunday.

Ralston/Neufeld Coaches Challenge Saturday Results
Singles
Third Round
Marcos Castro Fabra (Memphis) def. Santiago Serrano, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4
Thomas Van Den Dooren (TTU) def. Loic Young Kriegel, 6-2, 6-3
Ludovico Vaccari (TTU) def. Ivo Isqueiro (UTRGV), 6-2, 6-3
Sam Reeve (Memphis) def. Sam Whitehead (UTRGV), 6-2, 6-1
 
Doubles
Ivo Isqueiro/Santiago Serrano (UTRGV) def. Marcos Castro Fabra/Sean O Nuallain (Memphis), 6-4
Sam Reeve/Lasse Rensing (Memphis) def. Sam Whitehead/Loic Young Kriegel (UTRGV), 6-1
 
UIW Invitational Saturday Results
Singles
Compass 1 West Semifinals
Paolo Bonaguro (UTRGV) def. Jaroslav Majsajdr (OLL), 6-2, 2-6, 1-0 (11-9)
Agustin Salazar (UIW) def. Michael Chan (UTRGV), 6-3, 6-4
 
Compass 2 East Semifinals
Will Roberts (UTRGV) def. Corentin Fusaro (OLL), 6-4, 6-2
 
Compass 2 West Semifinals
Alexandre Chauvel Gobin (UIW) def. Eduardo Menezes (UTRGV), 4-0 (ret.)
 
Compass 3 East Semifinals
Luke Bishop (UTRGV) def. Maxime Salesses (TAMUCC), Default
 
Compass 3 West Semifinals
Mario Richmagui (UIW) def. Francisco Gamez (UTRGV), Walkover (injury)
 
Doubles
Flight 1 West Final
Paolo Bonaguro/Will Roberts (UTRGV) def. Jarsolav Majsajdr/Matis Nuziere (OLL), 6-2
 
Flight 2 East Final
Michael Chan/Eduardo Menezes (UTRGV) def. Filip Vacula/Josef Zapletal (TAMUCC), 7-6 (13-11)
 
Flight 2 West Final
Samuel Candelas/Agustin Salazar (UIW) def. Luke Bishop/Francisco Gamez (UTRGV), Walkover (injury)
 
Ralston/Neufeld Coaches Challenge Sunday Schedule
Singles
Sam Whitehead (UTRGV) vs. Saul Berdullas (UT Arlington), 11:30 a.m.
Ivo Isqueiro (UTRGV) vs. Finbar McGarvey (UT Arlington), 11:30 a.m.
 
Doubles
Sam Whitehead/Loic Young Kriegel (UTRGV) vs. Berdullas/McGarvey (UT Arlington)
 
UIW Invitational Sunday Schedule
Singles
Compass 1 West Finals
Paolo Bonaguro (UTRGV) vs. Augustin Salazar (UIW), 10:30 a.m.
 
Compass 2 East Finals
Will Roberts (UTRGV) def. Filip Valcula (TAMUCC), 9 a.m.
 
Compass 3 East Finals
Luke Bishop (UTRGV) vs. Louis Bocquet (OLL), 10:30 a.m.
 
Extra Matches
Michael Chan (UTRGV) vs. Jacob Gailey (OLL), 12 p.m.
 
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