STATESBORO, Ga.— The UTSA men’s tennis team couldn’t overcome Georgia Southern on Saturday, falling 4-2 at the Wallis Tennis Center.
The Roadrunners (0-9) fell to the Eagles (3-3) with Albert Saar and Edorado Santoni besting the freshman tandem of Timeo Bretin and Constantin Radu, 6-0, before classmate Maximilian Ontiveros and sophomore Ben Chetewy Ungar fell to Willy Mararchi and Matthew Mitchell, 6-1 to secure the doubles point for Georgia Southern.
In singles play, Saar beat sophomore Enzo Vargas 6-3, 6-2, but Ontiveros got the better of Albert Widell, 6-4, 6-1, to keep UTSA in the fight. Willy Mirarchi topped Radu, 6-4, 6-1, and the ‘Runners again replied as sophomore Oskar Grzegorzewski found a way against Gregoire Delattre, 6-3, 6-4. GSU, however, got the job done with Santoni defeating Bretin 6-4, 7-5, to secure the 4-2 win.
UTSA will now return to San Antonio, where they’ll face UT Arlington on Thursday at the UTSA Tennis Center with the match set to start at 11 a.m.
Singles competition
- Oskar Grzegorzewski (UTSA) def. Gregoire Delattre (GS) 6-3, 6-4
- Albert Saar (GS) def. Enzo Vargas (UTSA) 6-3, 6-2
- Edoardo Santoni (GS) def. Timeo Bretin (UTSA) 6-4, 7-5
- Willy Mirarchi (GS) def. Constantin Radu (UTSA) 6-4, 6-1
- Davis Taylor (GS) vs. Ben Chetewy Ungar (UTSA) 2-6, 6-5, unfinished
- Maximilian Ontiveros (UTSA) def. Albert Widell (GS) 6-4, 6-1
Doubles competition
- Gregoire Delattre/Davis Taylor (GS) vs. Oskar Grzegorzewski/Enzo Vargas (UTSA) 4-3, unfinished
- Albert Saar/Edoardo Santoni (GS) def. Timeo Bretin/Constantin Radu (UTSA) 6-0
- Willy Mirarchi/Matthew Mitchell (GS) def. Ben Chetewy Ungar/Maximilian Ontiveros (UTSA) 6-1
Match Notes:
UTSA 0-9
Georgia Southern 3-3
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (2,6,4,1,3)
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