CORPUS CHRISTI — The UTSA men's tennis team opened its 2014 fall season by winning three matches at the Marco & Co. Catering Islanders Open last weekend.
In the main singles draw, junior Jacob Rother battled back from a 2-6 setback in the opening set to beat Josip Smoljan of Incarnate Word, 6-4, 6-3, in the final two panels of his opening match in the round of 32. Rother, a San Antonio native who transferred from Indiana, advanced to the round of 16 where he fell to Guillaume Rauseo of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 6-0, 6-1.
Meanwhile, Matt Mussenden and Mark Ginting overcame losses in the round of 32 with victories in the first round of the consolation bracket.
Mussenden, a junior from Sugar Land, defeated Joan Bonavila of Lamar in straight sets, 7-5, retired, while Ginting, a freshman from Jakarta, Indonesia, swept Ethan Ammon of Texas-Pan American, 6-3, 6-2.
Mussenden and Ginting both were eliminated in the quarterfinal round.
The Roadrunners return to the court this weekend with a split squad competing at both the St. Mary's Quad Invitational and the Rice Fall Invitational in Houston.
2014 Marco & Co. Catering Islanders Open Results
(UTSA matches only)
Singles
Round of 32
Jacob Rother (UTSA) def. Josip Smoljan (UIW) 2-6, 6-4, 6-3
Mitchell Cook (AMCC) def. Fabian Brand (UTSA) 6-2, 7-5
Elliot Johnstone (UTPA) def. Eric Buchalter (UTSA) 6-3, 6-1
Miguel Alvarez-Hevia (UTPA) def. Chrstian Carrillo (UTSA) 6-1, 7-5
Stefan Williams (UTA) def. Mark Ginting (UTSA) 6-0, 6-3
Juan Cruz Soria (UTPA) def. Matt Mussenden (UTSA) 6-1, 6-2
Round of 16
Guillaume Rauseo (AMCC) def. Jacob Rother (UTSA) 6-0, 6-1
Consolation First Round
Mark Ginting (UTSA) def. Ethan Ammon (UTPA) 6-3, 6-2
Matt Mussenden (UTSA) def. Joan Bonavila (LU) 7-5, retired
Pablo Colvee (UTA) def. Eric Buchalter (UTSA) 6-3, 6-4
Steven McMullen (LU) def. Christian Carrillo (UTSA) 6-3, 7-5
Consolation Quarterfinals
Steve McMullen (LU) def. Fabian Brand (UTSA) 4-1
Tucker Brown (UIW) def. Mark Ginting (UTSA) 2-6, 6-3, 10-8
Pablo Colvee (UTA) def. Matt Mussenden (UTSA) 6-2, 6-4
Doubles
Round of 16
M.Cook/P.Cook (AMCC) def. Brand/Mussenden (UTSA) 8-7 (2)
Jansen/Ramirez (UTPA) def. Buchalter/Carrillo (UTSA) 8-5
Ivic/Smoljan (UIW) def. Ginting/Rother (UTSA) 8-4