SAN ANTONIO – The UTSA men's tennis team will resume dual-match action on Wednesday, as the team travels to Prairie View A&M for 10 a.m. tilt.
The Roadrunners (2-5) are returning to action following a 4-3 loss at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Saturday. The Birds won the doubles point and held a 2-1 advantage before the Islanders rallied to pull out the victory.
"We had a great start to the match," UTSA head coach Rodrigo da Silva said following the loss. "We had a really great start in doubles, which is a good thing to see. It looked like we were ready to compete, but we had a sloppy start to singles."
Only freshmen Gabriel Bugiga and Joao Ceolin earned singles wins in the contest.
Bugiga picked up his first singles victory following a 6-4, 6-3 decision at the third position, while Ceolin improved to 3-4 on the year with a 7-6, 7-6 triumph at the No. 5 slot.
Kai Breitbach had his four-match winning streak snapped, as the sophomore was handed a 6-3, 7-6 loss at the top spot. Breitbach leads the Roadrunners with a 5-2 ledger on the singles courts.
SCOUTING PRAIRIE VIEW A&M
The Panthers (0-7) are still in search of their first victory of the spring campaign. In the squad's last outing, Prairie View A&M suffered a 4-0 setback to UT Arlington on Saturday.
LAST MEETING WITH THE PANTHERS
UTSA swept the Panthers, 7-0, in a meeting on Jan. 25, 2017, at the UTSA Tennis Center in San Antonio. After rolling through doubles play to pick up the point, the Roadrunners won all six singles matches, including four in straight sets.
UP NEXT
Following the mid-week matchup on the road, UTSA will return home to host cross-town foe Incarnate Word on Sunday, Feb. 25. First serve is slated fro 1 p.m. at the UTSA Tennis Center.
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