By: Michelle Martin
Box Score 1 |
Box Score 2 Men's Tennis earned a big win in Texas beating UT Tyler 4-2. The men started off strong winning the doubles point.
Ilyes Khelifi and
David Szeri won 6-4 at the 3 spot while
Carlos Corser and
Max Sanoja took down the Patriots 6-4 at the 2 spot. On the singles side, wins at the 1, 3, and 4 spots helped capture the victory.
David Szeri and
Alvaro Nunez outlasted the Patriots in three sets and
Youssef Nabil won two quick sets at the 4 spot, 6-4, 6-1. Corser was up 5-3 at the 6 spot when the Bearcats secured the win.
The women fought hard but fell 4-2 to the Patriots. They had three tough matches during doubles, but were unable to obtain the point.
Ghada Dirninger and
Elsa Pascual defeated their opponent 6-3 at the 2 spot, but
Paula Ballesteros and
Diana Cabrera fell 7-5 at the 1 spot. In the 3 spot,
Lola Cincunegui and
Giselle Garcia battled for over an hour and ultimately fell 7-6 giving the doubles point to the Patriots. On the singles side, the Bearcats received their two wins from Cabrera at the 1 spot and Ballesteros at the 3 spot. Cabrera defeated her opponent 6-4, 6-0 and Ballesteros won 6-3, 6-2.
The Bearcats play immediately following this match against Southeastern Oklahoma State University.
Men's Results
Doubles
1 Bianchi def
Alvaro Nunez/Nabil, 6-3
2 Corser/Sanoja def Sell/Mayer, 6-4
3 Khelifi/Szeri def Sala/Rasulov, 6-3
Singles
1 Szeri def Bainchi, 6-4, 0-6, 6-3
2 Fernandez def Adamek, 6-2, 6-3
3 Nunez def Rasulov, 6-4, 1-6, 6-4
4 Nabil def Shestakov, 6-4, 6-1
5 Watanabi def Khelifi, 6-4, 6-2
6 Corser v Mayer, 5, 3 - DNF
Women's Results
Doubles
1 Zamani/Deutschmann def Ballesteros/Cabrera, 7-5
2 Dirninger/Pascual def Chawner/Ross, 6-3
3 Saravanan/Siviraman def Cincunegui/Garcia, 7-6
Singles
1 Cabrera def Zamani, 6-4, 6-0
2 Deutschmann def Pascual, 6-4, 6-2
3 Ballesteros def Saravanan, 6-3, 6-2
4 Siviraman vs Dirninger, 2-6, 6-1, 4-3, DNF
5 Ross def Cincunegui, 2-6, 6-1, 7-5
6 Chawner def Garcia, 6-4, 6-3