Corpus Christi, Texas- UTSA comes up short as the the H-E-B Tournament of Champions comes to an end against the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, posting a 3-4 loss.
"I am very proud of my guys and the way they competed this weekend." Head Coach Sergey Avdeyev said. "We had some great matches, and we definitely will be leaving as a more refined team."
Tiago Torres (Libson, Portugal) gains his 6th singles win of the season as he went at it on court 4 with the 5-4 Kacper Dworak, posting a 6-2, 6-2 victory. Joao Ceolin (Palotina, Brazil) gets his fifth singles victory of the season on court 1 versus Karlo Kajin, winning 6-4, 7-5.
In Doubles, Maxim Groysman (Bellevue, Wash.) and Garrett Skelly (The Woodlands, Texas) claim their third win as a duo, defeating Dworak and Calin Postea, 6-2 on court 3.
UTSA splits two matches this season with ULL. The Roadrunners (5-3) give the Ragin Cajuns (10-1) their only loss of the season dated back to UTSA's home opener and first win on Jan. 16.
The Roadrunners return home in their next match against UT Arlington on Feb.26.
Louisiana 4, UTSA 3
Singles competition
1. Joao Ceolin (UTSA) def. Kajin, Karlo (LA) 6-4, 7-5
2. Sanchez Gonzalez, Al (LA) def. Javier Gonzalez (UTSA) 6-2, 6-4
3. Fillat Gimenez, Orio (LA) def. Sebastian Rodriguez (UTSA) 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
4. Tiago Torres (UTSA) def. Dworak, Kacper (LA) 6-2, 6-2
5. Postea, Calin (LA) def. Danijal Muminovic (UTSA) 6-4, 6-3
6. Dimitrov, Vasil (LA) def. Maxim Groysman (UTSA) 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-2)
Doubles competition
1. Joao Ceolin/Javier Gonzalez (UTSA) vs. Kajin, Karlo/Sanchez Gonzalez, Al (LA) 5-6, unfinished
2. Sebastian Rodriguez/Tiago Torres (UTSA) def. Fillat Gimenez, Orio/Dimitrov, Vasil (LA) 6-4
3. Maxim Groysman/Garrett Skelly (UTSA) def. Dworak, Kacper/Postea, Calin (LA) 6-2
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