SAN ANTONIO — Christian Carrillo was victorious in singles and doubles to help lead the UTSA men's tennis team to a 4-1 victory against Division III No. 15 Trinity on Wednesday evening at the UTSA Tennis Center.
The Roadrunners (6-16) picked up their seventh straight win against their crosstown foe in closing out their home slate with a 5-2 record.
Carrillo teamed up with Juri Reckow for a 6-4 triumph over Wilson Lambeth and Matt Tyer at the No. 1 spot in the lineup to give UTSA an early advantage toward winning the doubles point.
The Tigers' duo of Chas Mayer and Clayton Niess evened things with a tight 7-6 (8-6) decision against Kai Breitbach and Igor Cantanhede at No. 2.
However, Fabian Brand and Takeru Watanabe helped secure the 1-0 lead with a 7-5 win against Liam Crawley and Jordan Pitts at the third position.
In singles, the home side took a 3-0 lead after a pair of wins at the bottom of the lineup.
Leon Hein, a last-minute substitute in the lineup, quickly blanked Tilden Oliver, 6-0, 6-0, at No. 6.
Carrillo, a junior from Frisco, then dispatched McKenna Fujitani by a 6-1, 7-5 count at the fifth spot to pull UTSA to within one point of clinching the match.
Trinity (11-10), the No. 15 team in NCAA Division III, got on the board when Lambeth swept Axel Cronje, 6-3, 6-4, at No. 2.
Gabriel Borunda provided the decisive point with a 7-5, 6-4 victory against Crawley at No. 4, putting a stop to UTSA's four-match losing streak in the process.
The Roadrunners will conclude their regular season schedule on Sunday with a road match at Wichita State (12-11). First serve is scheduled for 11 a.m.
UTSA 4, #15 Trinity 1
Doubles
1. Carrillo/Reckow (UTSA) def. Lambeth/Tyer (TU) 6-4
2. Mayer/Niess (TU) def. Breitbach/Cantanhede (UTSA) 7-6 (8-6)
3. Brand/Watanabe (UTSA) def. Crawley/Pitts (TU) 7-5
Singles
1. Juri Reckow (UTSA) vs. Chas Mayer (TU) 5-7, 6-0, 2-3, unfinished
2. Wilson Lambeth (TU) def. Axel Cronje (UTSA) 6-3, 6-4
3. Takeru Watanabe (UTSA) vs. Jordan Pitts (TU) 7-5, 4-3, unfinished
4. Gabriel Borunda (UTSA) def. Liam Crawley (TU) 7-5, 6-4
5. Christian Carrillo (UTSA) def. McKenna Fujitani (TU) 6-1, 7-5
6. Leon Hein (UTSA) def. Tilden Oliver (TU) 6-0, 6-0
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (6,5,2,4)
