RIO GRANDE VALLEY –The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros men’s tennis team dropped a non-conference match, 7-0, to the UTSA Roadrunners Wednesday at the Orville Cox Tennis Center.
UTRGV’s No. 1 doubles duo of senior Emilien Burnel and junior Sam Whitehead got the first win of the day, using a fast start to get in the driver’s seat on the top court and cruise to a 6-3 win.
UTSA (1-1) came back to win on the third and second courts to claim the 1-0 lead after a hard-fought doubles session. The Roadrunners extended their lead to 3-0 with straight-set wins on the first and third courts. Freshman Santiago Serrano was competitive at No. 4 and brought good energy to the courts, but UTSA clinched the victory with a win by Danijal Muminovic. The Roadrunners’ lead grew to 5-0 with a straight-set win at No. 2.
Freshmen Paolo Bonaguro and Ivo Isqueiro took on lengthy matches on the sixth and fifth courts, respectively. Bonaguro showed his tenacity to battle in a losing effort. Isqueiro got off to a strong start and dueled through a back-and-forth first set, but fell in the final match to Garrett Skelly, who secured the sweep for UTSA.
The Vaqueros will be back at the Orville Cox Tennis Center on Sunday for a 2 p.m. match against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in a South Texas Showdown doubleheader with the women’s team, which plays at 11 a.m.
Admission is free and the community is encouraged to attend. Free #BeatCorpus t-shirts will be given to the first 150 fans at Sunday’s doubleheader.
UTRGV Results
Doubles (1, 3, 2)
1. Emilien Burnel/Sam Whitehead (UTRGV) def. Alan Magadan/Tiago Torres (UTSA) 6-3
2. Garrett Skelly/Jackson Ross (UTSA) def. Paolo Bonaguro/Santiago Serrano (UTRGV) 6-4
3. Tiago Torres/Miguel Alonso (UTSA) def. Ivo Isqueiro/Agustin Salazar (UTRGV) 6-3
Singles (3, 1, 4, 2, 6, 5)
1. Alan Magadan (UTSA) def. Emilien Burnel (UTRGV) 6-2, 6-1
2. Tomas Pinho (UTSA) def. Sam Whitehead (UTRGV) 6-3, 6-3
3. Jackson Ross (UTSA) def. Agustin Salazar (UTRGV) 6-1, 6-1
4. Danijal Muminovic (UTSA) def. Santiago Serrano (UTRGV) 6-2, 6-2
5. Garrett Skelly (UTSA) def. Ivo Isqueiro (UTRGV) 7-5, 6-3
6. Miguel Alonso (UTSA) def. Paolo Bonaguro (UTRGV) 6-4, 6-3
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