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NORMAN, Okla. – UT Arlington men’s tennis opened its weekend with a 4-0 loss to the ITA-ranked No. 10 Oklahoma Sooners. The Mavericks (0-4) will play one more match in Norman, Oklahoma on Sunday to end their road trip.

Oklahoma (8-1) won its doubles matches on Court 1 and Court 3 to secure an early point. In singles play, UTA’s Finbar McGarvey and OU’s Johan Rodriguez — ranked as ITA’s No. 107 singles player — had their match end because of a retirement on Court 3.

Alejandro Melero knocked off Axel Delva on Court 5 to put OU ahead 3-0 and No. 74 Luis Alvarez defeated Saul Berdullas Calvino on Court 2 to cap off the win for the Sooners. 

Court 1 saw Yazid Lahjomri battle Oklahoma’s top-ranked singles player — No. 72 Oscar Lacides — to a 6-2, 4-3 mark before the match was left unfinished. Ellison Minnaar bounced back in the second set of his unfinished match on Court 4, leading the Sooners’ Hank Trondson 4-3 before the tilt was called.

UTA will go for its first win of the spring against the New Mexico Lobos at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Headington Family Tennis Center and Wadley Indoor Tennis Pavilion in Norman. Live stats for the match can be found here and the bout will also be streamed on Playsight.

OU 4, UTA 0

Singles


No. 72 Oscar Lacides (OU) vs. Yazid Lahjomri (UTA) 6-2, 4-3, unfinished
No. 74 Luis Alvarez (OU) def. Saul Berdullas Calvino (UTA) 6-0, 6-4
No. 107 Johan Rodriguez (OU) def. Finbar McGarvey (UTA) 3-2, retirement
Hank Trondson (OU) vs. Ellison Minnaar (UTA) 6-1, 3-4, unfinished
Alejandro Melero (OU) def. Axel Delva (UTA) 6-1, 6-1 
Luka Talan Lopatic (OU) vs. Novak Ivanovic (UTA) 6-2, 4-3, unfinished 

Doubles


Luis Alvarez / Bruno Nhavene (OU) def. Axel Delva / Yazid Lahjomri (UTA) 6-1 
Hank Trondson / Alejandro Melero (OU) vs. Saul Berdullas Calvino / Novak Ivanovic (UTA) 4-2, unfinished
Asahi Harazaki / Oscar Lacides (OU) def. Finbar McGarvey / Ellison Minnaar (UTA) 6-0 

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