ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The UTSA men’s tennis team (6-8) opened up this weekend’s action in New Mexico with a win over the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (11-8), rallying to a 4-3 victory on Saturday afternoon at New Mexico’s courts.
In doubles play, top-court pair Miguel Alonso and Tiago Torres rolled past Jakub Volesky and Jakub Prachar with a 6-0 start. However, the Lumberjacks battled back to even things up with a 6-2 victory on two. After falling behind 2-5 on three, Ben Chetewy Ungar and Enzo Vargas steamrolled their way to a 7-6 win over Semen Agynskyy and Takumi Katsuda, clinching the doubles point.
The Lumberjacks moved on top early in singles plays with back-to-back victories on the bottom two courts. Quick to respond, Vargus notched a third-court victory, 6-2, 6-4, over Galus. Again, NAU struck back with a court one win and a 3-2 lead. However, the Roadrunners finished off the team win with back-to-back third-set rallies. Grzegorzewski topped Agynskyy after dropping the first set and winning the next two for a 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 victory and Chetewy Ungar clinched the win with a 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 win.
Match Results
Doubles
1. Miguel Alonso/Tiago Torres def. Jakub Volesky/Jakub Prachar (NAU): 6-0
2. Dani Torres/Piotr Galus (NAU) def. Oskar Grzegorzewski/Danijal Muminovic: 6-2
3. Ben Chetewy Ungar/Enzo Vargas def. Semen Agynskyy/Takumi Katsuda (NAU): 7-6
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3
Singles
1. Dani Torres (NAU) def. Danijal Muminovic: 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
2. Oskar Grzegorzewski def. Semen Agynskyy (NAU): 5-7, 6-2, 6-4
3. Enzo Vargas def. Piotr Galus (NAU): 6-2, 6-4
4.Ben Chetewy Ungar def. Jakub Volesky (NAU): 6-3, 3-6, 7-6
5. Takumi Katsuda (NAU) def. Jakub Wlodarczyk: 6-4, 6-2
6. Mati Lange (NAU) def. Luke Cantu: 6-3, 6-0
Order of finish: 6, 5, 3, 1, 2, 4
Up Next
The Roadrunners resume play on Sunday in Albuquerque, taking on 67th-ranked host New Mexico with a 12 p.m. first serve at Mckinnon Family Tennis Stadium.
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