SAN ANTONIO — The UTSA men's tennis team will host the inaugural UTSA Cup this weekend at the UTSA Tennis Center. Action in the three-day tournament is scheduled to get underway at 9 a.m. each day beginning on Friday and admission is free.
The Roadrunners will welcome Arkansas, Incarnate Word (A/B teams), Lamar (A/B), Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and UT Arlington to the Alamo City for the hidden dual-match event.
Eight teams consisting of four singles players and two doubles players will be placed in two groups (Group 1, Group 2) and compete in a round robin format for the first two days. On the final day, Group 1 teams will compete against Group 2 teams based on their finish in round robin play.
UTSA is coming off a solid showing at the Rice Invitational two weeks ago in Houston. The Roadrunners won 14 matches, highlighted by a run to the Doubles C Draw final by Alex Cronje and Luis Tirado. The pair downed teams from Tulane and Prairie View A&M before coming up short in an 8-6 setback in the championship.
Tirado also made a run to the consolation final in the Singles C Draw, while Cronje put together three victories in the winner's bracket of the C Draw.
UTSA Cup Schedule
Friday, Oct. 14
Group 1
9 a.m. — Arkansas vs. UTSA (doubles/singles)
9 a.m. — Lamar B vs. Incarnate Word A (doubles/singles)
2 p.m. — Arkansas vs. Incarnate Word A (doubles)
2 p.m. — UTSA vs. Lamar B (doubles)
Group 2
11:30 a.m. — UT Arlington vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (doubles/singles)
11:30 a.m. — Lamar A vs. Incarnate Word B (doubles/singles)
4 p.m. — UT Arlington vs. Lamar A (doubles)
4 p.m. — Texas A&M-Corpus Christi vs. Incarnate Word B (doubles)
Saturday, Oct. 15
Group 1
9 a.m. — Arkansas vs. Incarnate Word A (singles)
9 a.m. — UTSA vs. Lamar B (singles)
12 p.m. — Arkansas vs. Lamar B (doubles/singles)
12 p.m. — UTSA vs. Incarnate Word A (doubles/singles)
Group 2
10:30 a.m. — UT Arlington vs. Lamar A (singles)
10:30 a.m. — Texas A&M-Corpus Christi vs. Incarnate Word B (singles)
3 p.m. — UT Arlington vs. Incarnate Word B (doubles/singles)
3 p.m. — Texas A&M-Corpus Christi vs. Lamar A (doubles/singles)
Sunday, Oct. 16
9 a.m. — Group 1 Winner vs. Group 2 Winner (singles/doubles)
9 a.m. — Group 1 Runner-Up vs. Group 2 Runner-Up (singles/doubles)
11:30 a.m. — Group 1 Third Place vs. Group 2 Third Place (singles/doubles)
11:30 a.m. — Group 1 Fourth Place vs. Group 2 Fourth Place (singles/doubles)
