MIDLAND, Texas – The UTSA men's tennis team opened its 2018-19 season with the first day of the Racquet Club Intercollegiate Classic, on Friday in Midland, Texas.
UTSA saw Kai Brietbach earn a pair of wins in singles play, besting TCU's Max Kurzban, 6-4, 7-6, before advancing past New Mexico's Ricky Tong, 7-6, 6-3.
Juri Reckow went 1-1 on the day with a win over Abilene Christian's Sebastian Langdon. Reckow and Javier Gonzalez teamed for a doubles win over Texas A&M's Jack Pullian and Kevin Lam.
The Raquet Club Intercollegiate Classic will continue on Saturday, including a match with Brietbach and Utah State's Isaac Arevalo at 8:30 a.m. CT.
SINGLES
Josh Sheehy (ACU) def. Javier Gonzalez (UTSA), 6-2, 6-2
Kai Breitbach (UTSA) def. Max Kurzban (TCU), 6-4, 7-6
Breitbach def. Ricky Tong (New Mexico), 7-6, 6-3
Dominic West (New Mexico) def. Juri Reckow (UTSA), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
Joao Ceolin (UTSA) def. Andrew Buhelos (SMU), 6-1, 6-2
Marcus Walters (TJC) def. Ceolin, 6-4, 6-2
Justin Abbrat (Texas A&M) def. Javier Gonzalez (UTSA), 6-4, 7-6
Juri Reckow (UTSA) def. Sebastian Langdon (ACU), 3-6, 6-3, 10-5
DOUBLES
Sebastian Langdon/Josh Sheehy (ACU) def. Kai Breitbach/Joao Ceolin (UTSA), 9-8
Juri Reckow/Javier Gonzalez (UTSA) def. Jack Pullian/Kevin Lam (Texas A&M), 9-7
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