SAN ANTONIO – Sophomores Robin Fernandes and Andre Moreira and freshman Nenad Maric fell in the semifinals at the UTSA Invitational on Saturday.
Fernandes won his quarterfinals match in straight sets against Texas’ Evan Bridges (7-5, 6-3), but Louisiana-Lafayette’s Shaun Ellison handed Fernandes a 6-3, 6-2, loss in the semifinals. Meanwhile, Moreira cruised past Antonio Laberibe from Taylor Junior College in straight sets (6-3, 6-2) but fell to Piotre Banas of ULL by a score of 7-6, 6-3. Maric breeze through his quarterfinal match against Juan Jimenez of Monterrey (6-2, 6-0). In his semifinals contest, Maric lost to ULL Delgado.
In doubles action, Adam Becker and Maric dropped their match to Texas A&M’s Stephen Shields and Mike Beatty (8-3), while Nate Avila and Ty Lunn lost their doubles match to Boris Barrios and Justin Raiti of St. Edwards’s, 8-3.
UTSA returns to action at the South Carolina Invitational in Columbia, S.C.
Note: Campos/Herrera (M. Tech) will play Shields/Beatty (A&M) at 8 a.m. in the Flight A Doubles Championship. St. Edward’s captured the Flight B doubles bracket, while the Flight A and B singles championship matches will not be played tomorrow.
