SAN ANTONIO — No. 70 UTSA saw its five-match winning streak come to an end with a heartbreaking 4-3 loss to 55th-ranked Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Thursday at the UTSA Tennis Center.
Due to the weather, the match started with singles competition, where the Roadrunners (10-6) took an early 1-0 lead.
Conference USA Player of the Week Tito Moreiras upended Kevin Bettendroffer, 6-0, 6-1, at No. 3 for his eighth consecutive victory.
Javier Pujol then evened the match at one with a 6-3, 6-0 defeat against Joao Riquelme on the fifth court.
UTSA responded with wins in the next two contests to take a 3-1 lead.
Joel Rubio dispatched Guillaume Rauseo at No. 4, 6-1, 3-6, 7-5, and Diogo Casa downed Arthur Bedel at the sixth spot in the lineup by a 7-6 (7-4), 7-5 count.
However, the Islanders (10-3) rallied to even the score with a pair of three-set wins at the top two positions.
Ricardo Mayagoita defeated Yannick Junger, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4, on the second court and No. 75 Peter Nagy gave No. 77 Thomas Stillman his first loss since Feb. 6 with a 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 triumph, which sent the match to doubles competition.
Mitchell Cook and Mayagoitia defeated Junger and Jake Rother on the third court, 8-3, while Berrendroffer and Rauseo secured Texas A&M-Corpus Christi's comeback with an 8-5 win against Casa and Rubio at the second position.
UTSA will host UAB (5-5) on Monday, March 19.
#55 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 4, #70 UTSA 3
Doubles
1. Bedel/Nagy (AMCC) vs. Moreiras/Stillman (UTSA) 7-2, unfinished
2. Bettendroffer/Rauseo (AMCC) def. Casa/Rubio (UTSA) 8-5
3. Cook/Mayagoitia (AMCC) def. Junger/Rother (UTSA) 8-3
Singles
1. #73 Peter Nagy (AMCC) def. #77 Tomas Stillman (UTSA) 3-6, 6-4, 7-5
2. Ricardo Mayagoitia (AMCC) def. Yannick Junger (UTSA) 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
3. Tito Moreiras (UTSA) def. Kevin Bettendroffer (AMCC) 6-0, 6-1
4. Joel Rubio (UTSA) def. Guillaume Rauseo (AMCC) 6-1, 3-6, 7-5
5. Javier Pujol (AMCC) def. Joao Riquelme (UTSA) 6-3, 6-0
6. Diogo Casa (UTSA) def. Arthur Bedel (AMCC) 7-6, 7-5
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (3,5,4,6,2,1)