Fernandes, Moreiras capture Blue Draw consolation doubles titleFernandes, Moreiras capture Blue Draw consolation doubles title
Men's Tennis

Fernandes, Moreiras capture Blue Draw consolation doubles title

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SAN ANTONIO ? Junior RobinFernandes and freshman Daniel Moreiras collected the UTSA Invitational Blue Drawconsolation doubles title on Saturday afternoon at the UTSATennisCenter.

In their semifinal match, the duo dealt Weigand and Kane-Westfrom Texas an8-6 loss to advance to the finals. The pair then made quick work of TCU’s Bulls andPanayides, 8-0, en route to the title.



Also in doubles action were senior Adam Becker and sophomoreRodrigo Morgado, who lost their semifinal match, 8-6, to Campos and Meza from Monterrey.

In singles action, Becker posted a straight-set win (6-2,6-3) against Powers from St. Edward’s to advance to the finals of the OrangeDraw, but he then fell to Novikov of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi by scores of 6-2, 6-2in the championship match.

Meanwhile, Fernandes lost his semifinal match in the Blue Draw singles to Texas Tech’s Babinciue in straight sets. Meanwhile, Morgado fell in hismatch against Varela from Texas.



UTSA returns to action on Oct. 18-21 at the ITA Regional in Fort Worth.