HOUSTON — Tito Moreiras advanced to the singles round of 32 and paired with Diogo Casa for a run to the quarterfinals of the doubles draw to highlight action for the UTSA men's tennis team at the USTA/ITA Texas Regional Championships, which concluded on Tuesday at the George R. Brown Tennis Center.
Moreiras, the No. 17 seed in the Singles Main Draw, received a first-round bye and then outlasted Adrian Ortiz of Texas in a thrilling three-set decision, 7-5 (5), 5-7, 12-10, in the round of 64. The junior from San Antonio then was eliminated by Tommy Bennett of Rice, 6-4, 6-2, in the round of 32.
Seeded 16th in the Doubles Main Draw, Moreiras and Casa edged Jordi Arconada and James Martell of Texas A&M, 8-7 (9-7) in the round of 32 and then dispatched the No. 3-seeded team of Adam Gustafsson and David Warren of Rice, 8-6, to move into the quarterfinals. Texas Tech's No. 11-seed tandem of Tommy Mylnikov and Adam Sendegeya ended the Roadrunners' run with a narrow 8-7 (6) victory.
In other action, Casa rallied for a 4-6, 6-4, 10-7 triumph over Trey Daniel of TCU in the round of 128 before falling to No. 6-seed Samm Butler of SMU, 6-3, 6-4.
Jake Rother scored a 6-0, 4-6, 10-3 victory against Lukas Grubelnig of Lamar in the opening round before falling to No. 4 Arthur Rinderknech of Texas A&M, 6-3, 6-1.
Fabian Brand downed TCU's Gianni Mancini, 1-6, 7-6 (4), 10-5 and then was ousted in the round of 64 by 19-seed Jamie Malik of Rice, 6-3, 6-2.
The tournament marked UTSA's final fall event of the fall campaign.
USTA/ITA Texas Regional Championships
(UTSA results)
Singles
Round of 128
Diogo Casa (UTSA) def. Trey Daniel (TCU) 4-6, 6-4, 10-7
Jake Rother (UTSA) def. Lukas Grubelnig (Lamar) 6-0, 4-6, 10-3
Fabian Brand (UTSA) def. Gianni Mancini (TCU) 1-6, 7-6 (4), 10-5
Round of 64
Tito Moreiras (UTSA) def. Adrian Ortiz (Texas) 7-6 (5), 5-7, 12-10
#6 Samm Butler (SMU) def. Diogo Casa (UTSA) 6-3, 6-4
#4 Arthur Rinderknech (Texas A&M) def. Jake Rother (UTSA) 6-3, 6-1
#19 Jamie Malik (Rice) def. Fabian Brand (UTSA) 6-3, 6-2
Round of 32
Tommy Bennett (Rice) def. Tito Moreiras (UTSA) 6-4, 6-2
Doubles
Round of 64
Brand/Rother (UTSA) def. Mancini (TCU)/Munch (Rice) 8-6
Round of 32
Casa/Moreiras (UTSA) def. Arconada/Martell, Texas A&M 8-7 (9-7)
#15 Markus Knutzon/Nate Lammons (SMU) def. Brand/Rother (UTSA) 8-1
Round of 16
Casa/Moreiras (UTSA) def. #3 Gustafsson/Warren (Rice) 8-6
Quarterfinals
#11 Mylnikov/Sendegeya (Texas Tech) def. Casa/Moreiras (UTSA) 8-7 (6)