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SAN ANTONIO — No. 71 Middle Tennessee claimed the doubles point early and carried the momentum into singles play en route to a 4-3 victory at 58th-ranked UTSA on Tuesday.
The Roadrunners (5-7) were unable to pull even with the Blue Raiders (6-5) after dropping the contest's initial point.
Middle Tennessee held a 3-2 advantage when Ettore Zito topped freshman Joel Rubio, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5), at No. 4 singles to clinch the victory.
Sophomore Yannick Junger won his fourth consecutive singles tilt after posting a 6-3, 6-4 win against Ben Davis at the top spot. The Stuttgart, Germany, native and senior Pedro Zanotelli teamed up at first doubles to claim a 9-7 decision for the Birds' only win in the opening session.
Meanwhile, freshman David Kelleher and senior Daniel Moser each netted straight-sets victories at Nos. 5 and 6 singles, respectively, to round out the scoring for the Roadrunners.
UTSA continues its five-match home stand on Friday when Prairie View A&M comes to town for a 2 p.m. matchup.
#71 Middle Tennessee 4, #58 UTSA 3
Doubles
1. Junger/Zanotelli (UTSA) def. Born/Brand (MT) 9-7
2. Davis/Lang (MT) def. Brown/Ayala (UTSA) 8-2
3. Zito/Langley (MT) def. Rubio/Kilgo (UTSA) 9-8 (9-7)
Singles
1. Yannick Junger (UTSA) def. Ben Davis (MT) 6-3, 6-4
2. Christoph Lang (MT) def. Tyler Brown (UTSA) 6-4, 6-4
3. Matthew Langley (MT) def. Martin Ayala (UTSA) 6-2, 6-3
4. Ettore Zito (MT) def. Joel Rubio (UTSA) 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
5. David Kelleher (UTSA) def. Forrest Edwards (MT) 6-3, 6-2
6. Daniel Moser (UTSA) def. Dimitri Pippos (MT) 6-3, 6-3