STILLWATER, Okla. – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) men's tennis team went the distance with Saint Joseph's (SJU), but ultimately fell 4-3 at Greenwood Tennis Center Saturday.
Junior
Will Roberts and graduate student
Sam Whitehead opened the match with a statement win on court one, defeating the No. 70 ranked team of
Othman Bezzaz and
Ernesto Ruy, 6-4.
Less than one minute later, the Chilean duo of junior
Santiago Serrano and sophomore
Loic Young Kriegel stayed perfect with a 6-3 win over
Hector Fullone and
Jakob Gaudreau Barnes on court three to secure the doubles point for UTRGV.
Trailing 2-1 in the match, sophomore
Michael Chan continues to roll, recording his second straight-sets victory on court six, defeating Fullone 6-2, 7-5, to knot the team score at 2-2.
Meanwhile, on courts, 1, 2, and 5, the Vaqueros entered third sets. On court one, Whitehead split the first two sets, winning the first 6-3, and dropping the second 6-3. In the third, Whitehead trailed 4-1, down one break, and rattled off five straight games to down Bezzaz.
Isqueiro fought back in his match on court two, dropping the first set 6-4 and winning the second 6-3. In the deciding third set, Isqueiro lost in a back-and-forth 7-5 battle.
Young found himself in a dogfight on court five, dropping the first set in a tiebreak 7-6 (7-4) before bouncing back with a 6-4 win in the second. Early in the third, Young went down a break and couldn't recover, losing 6-1.
The Vaqueros will look to bounce back as they take on the hosting Oklahoma State (OSU) Cowboys at 5 p.m. Fans can watch live using OSU's
live stream.
Results
Doubles (1, 3)
1.
Will Roberts/
Sam Whitehead (UTRGV) def. No. 70 Othman Bezzaz/Ernesto Ruy (SJU), 6-4
2.
Paolo Bonaguro/
Ivo Isqueiro (UTRGV) vs. Damir Abdusamadov/Santiago Valle-Saenz (SJU), 6-5 uf
3.
Santiago Serrano/Loic Young Kriegel (UTRGV) def. Hector Fullone/Jakob Gaudreau Barnes (SJU) 6-3
Singles (3, 4, 6, 5, 2, 1)
1.
Sam Whitehead (UTRGV) def. Othman Bezzaz (SJU), 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
2. Santiago Valle-Saenz (SJU) def.
Ivo Isqueiro (UTRGV), 4-6, 6-3, 7-5
3. Damir Abdusamadov (SJU) def.
Santiago Serrano (UTRGV), 6-3, 6-3
4. Ernesta Ruy (SJU) def.
Will Roberts (UTRGV), 6-4, 6-3
5. Jakob Gaudreau Barnes (SJU) def.
Loic Young Kriegel (UTRGV), 7-6 (7-4), 4-6, 6-1
6. Tsz Him Chan (UTRGV) def. Hector Fullone (SJU), 6-2, 7-5
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