Roadrunners deliver ranked victory at No. 69 Rice
Roadrunners deliver ranked victory at No. 69 RiceRoadrunners deliver ranked victory at No. 69 Rice
Jalen Holec
Men's Tennis

Roadrunners deliver ranked victory at No. 69 Rice

HOUSTON – The UTSA men’s tennis team (8-10) split the weekend on Sunday by toppling 69th-ranked Rice (12-9) on its home court at George R. Brown Tennis Center. After taking the doubles point, the Roadrunners rolled on in singles to clinch the match on Danijal Muminovic’s court-two victory that set the stage for a 4-3 Roadrunners win.

The teams traded blows in doubles play with Miguel Alonso and Danijal Muminovic landing the first hit on a 6-4 court-three win over Tommy Czaplinski and Kabeer Kapasi. The Owls evened the score on one with a 6-4 outcome, but Tiago Torres and Enzo Vargas secured the initial score on a 6-4 court-two besting of Arthus de la Bassetiere and Eduardo Morais.

Working from the lead position, 106th-ranked Torres extended the advantage with a quick 6-3, 6-0 win over de la Bassetiere on the top flight. Oskar Grzegorzewski followed on two with a 6-3, 6-4 result over Czaplinski. After Rice wins on five and three brought the match to a one-point difference, Muminovic scrapped out a 7-6 (5), 6-4 clincher over Petro Kuzmenok – setting the 4-2 UTSA advantage and locking the ranked win. The Owls notched one more singles point and the final margin landed at 4-3 UTSA advantage.

Match Results
Doubles
1. Santiago Navarro/Petro Kuzmenok (RICE) def. Oskar Grzegorzewski/Ben Chetewy Ungar: 6-4
2. Tiago Torres/Enzo Vargas def. Arthus de la Bassetiere/Eduardo Morais (RICE): 6-4
3. Miguel Alonso and Danijal Muminovic (UTSA) def. Kabeer Kapasi/Tommy Czaplinski (RICE): 6-4
Order of finish: 3, 1, 2

Singles
1. #106 Tiago Torres def. Arthus de la Bassetiere (RICE): 6-3, 6-0
2. Danijal Muminovic def. Petro Kuzmenok (RICE): 7-6 (6), 6-4
3. Santiago Navarro (RICE) def. Enzo Vargas: 7-6 (5), 6-3
4. Oskar Grzegorzewski def. Tommy Czaplinski (RICE): 6-3, 6-4
5. Emir Sendogan (RICE) def. Ben Chetewy Ungar: 6-4, 6-1
6. Kabeer Kapasi (RICE) def. Miguel Alonso: 7-6 (10), 5-7, 3-2 (3)
Order of finish: 1, 4, 5, 3, 2, 6

Up Next
The Roadrunners will finish up the remainder of the season with a three-match homestand, next week at the UTSA Tennis Center. UTSA will host Prairie View A&M on April 11 in a doubleheader and will have Grand Canyon in town for Senior Day and the regular season finale on April 13. The American Athletic Conference Championships follows in Memphis from April 17-20 at the Tigers’ Leftwich Tennis Center.

 

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