SAN ANTONIO – The UTSA men’s tennis team completed Day One at the American Individual Championships, with junior Enzo Vargas advancing to the quarterfinals at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston.
Vargas started the day with a 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) win against Hirro Sakamoto of Charlotte and a 3-6, 6-2,6-4 come from behind victory over Rafael Botran of Rice in the Round of 16. Vargas will now turn his attention toward Daniel Philips of Temple, whom he’ll meet in the quarterfinals on Friday.
Sophomore Timeo Bretin, meanwhile, bowed out in the round of 16 to Julian Forer of Temple, 3-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-3.
Vargas and Bretin also competed in doubles, losing 8-7 (7-2) in the round of 16 to a Charlotte tandem.
Fans can follow all the action in Houston on Friday at www.goUTSA.com/mtenresults with live video available at www.goUTSA.com/mtenwatch.
Also in action on Friday, junior Dmitri Goubin will be joined by sophomore Victor Rocha and freshman Joel Hansson at the Waco Open. Live video at the Hurd Tennis Center is available at utsa.pro/487uW9U and live results can be found at utsa.pro/4zE1LqW.
Keep up with UTSA Tennis on goUTSA.com, and by following the program on Facebook at /UTSAMT, Twitter @UTSAMT, and on Instagram @utsamtennis.
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