LAS VEGAS – Despite dropping the doubles point, UTSA men's tennis rallied with four points in singles to secure a win over Loyola Marymount University, on Saturday afternoon at the UNLV Tennis Courts.
UTSA (5-5) dropped the doubles point to open the match with LMU (3-6) but roared back to claim points on four singles courts to earn the win.
"Today was a really hard-fought match," UTSA head coach Sergey Avdeyev said. "We'll use today as a great opportunity to continue to improve, particular in doubles. We'll have another great opportunity tomorrow."
UTSA got a win on court one from senior Kai Breitbach (Kaarst, Germany), 7-5, 6-5. Javier Gonzalez (San Fernando, Chile) earned a 7-6, 6-3 winner on court four, with Javier Rodriguez (Trujillo, Peru) posting a 5-7, 7-5, 6-1 win on court five. Alan Sanson (Santiago, Chile) picked up a 6-4, 0-6, 6-2 win on court six.
The Roadrunners will return to action on Sunday, facing UNLV (10-1) at 1 p.m.
UTSA Men's Tennis 4, Loyola Marymount 2
Singles competition
1. Kai Breitbach (UTSA) def. Keenan Mayo (LMU) 7-5, 6-5
2. Diego Nava (LMU) def. Sebastian Rodriguez (UTSA) 7-6, 7-6
3. Juri Reckow (UTSA) vs. Austin Di Giulio (LMU) unfinished
4. Javier Gonzalez (UTSA) def. Max Kaiser (LMU) 7-6, 6-3
5. Javier Rodriguez (UTSA) def. Emin Torlic (LMU) 5-7, 7-5, 6-1
6. Alan Sanson (UTSA) def. Ethan Prost (LMU) 6-4, 0-6, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Keenan Mayo/Diego Nava (LMU) def. Joao Alcantra/Sebastian Rodriguez (UTSA) 7-5
2. Javier Gonzalez/Joao Ceolin (UTSA) vs. Ethan Prost/Austin Di Giulio (LMU) 5-5, unfinished
3. Max Kaiser/Ryan Brown (LMU) def. Kai Breitbach/Juri Reckow (UTSA) 6-3
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