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BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION \u2013 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros men’s tennis team saw junior Ivo Isqueiro<\/a> qualify for the main draw and the program earn four singles wins in day one of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Texas Regional, hosted by Texas A&M.<\/p>\n Isqueiro entered the regional as the number two seed in the qualifying draw. After receiving a bye in the round of 64, Isqueiro won a 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 battle with Abilene Christian’s Ethan Scribner to qualify into the main draw. Isqueiro joins redshirt senior Sam Whitehead<\/a> and junior Santiago Serrano<\/a> to give the Vaqueros three competitors in the main draw, their highest total since 2017-18. UTRGV Friday Results
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\nSophomore Michael Chan<\/a> shined for the Vaqueros earning a swift 6-0, 6-3 victory over Incarnate Word’s (UIW) Ian Uraga in the qualifying round of 64 before falling in a heartbreaking 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 match to eighth seed Ethan Dassett from Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (TAMUCC).
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\nMeanwhile, sophomore Loic Young Kriegel<\/a> endured a three-set thriller in the opening round against Lamar’s Guy Dagan fighting to 3-6, 6-4, 6-6 before Dagan retired. In the next round, Young battled in the opening set against fourth seed Blake Anderson, from Baylor, but ultimately lost 6-4, 6-1.
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\nIn the consolation draw, junior Will Roberts<\/a> endured a hard-fought three-set battle to defeat Incarnate Word’s Santiago Flyckt 6-2, 5-7, 1-0 (10-8).
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\nUTRGV will continue their run at the ITA Texas Regional Saturday with singles as Isqueiro, Serrano, and Whitehead make their main draw debut. Isqueiro and Serrano will both start at 10 a.m. while Whitehead is scheduled to start at 11:30 a.m.<\/p>\n
\nSingles
\nQualifying Round of 64
\nLuke Cantu (UTSA) def. Paolo Bonaguro<\/a> (UTRGV), 7-6, 4-6, 6-3
\nMichael Chan<\/a> (UTRGV) def. Ian Uraga (UIW), 6-0, 6-3
\nLoic Young Kriegel<\/a> (UTRGV) def. Guy Dagan (Lamar), 6-4, 4-6, 6-6 (ret.)
\nLukas Hamacher (Lamar) def. Eduardo Menezes<\/a> (UTRGV), 6-2, 6-4
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\nQualifying Round of 32
\nNo. 2 Ivo Isqueiro<\/a> (UTRGV)\u00a0def. Ethan Scribner (ACU), 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
\nFabian Anthin (Lamar) def. No. 13 Will Roberts<\/a> (UTRGV), 6-1, 6-2
\nNo. 5 Augustin Salazar (UIW) def. Francisco Gamez<\/a> (UTRGV), 6-3, 6-0
\nBlake Anderson (BU) def. Loic Young Kriegel<\/a> (UTRGV), 6-4, 6-1
\nEthan Dasset (TAMUCC) def. Michael Chan<\/a> (UTRGV), 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
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\nConsolation Qualifying Round of 32
\nWill Roberts<\/a> (UTRGV) def. Santiago Flyckt (UIW), 6-2, 5-7, 1-0 (10-8)
\nVicente Monge (Lamar) def. Francisco Gamez<\/a> (UTRGV) 6-0, 3-0 (ret.)
\nGerardo Delgado (UIW) def. Eduardo Menezes<\/a> (UTRGV), 5-4 (ret.)
\nIan Uraga (UIW) def. Paolo Bonaguro<\/a> (UTRGV), 6-3, 7-5
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\nUTRGV Saturday Schedule
\nSingles
\nMain Draw Round of 64
\nSantiago Serrano<\/a> (UTRGV) vs. Filip Apltauer (TCU), 10 a.m.
\nIvo Isqueiro<\/a> (UTRGV) vs. Oskar Grzegorzewski (UTSA), 10 a.m.
\nSam Whitehead<\/a> (UTRGV) vs. Luc Koenig (BU), 11:30 a.m.
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\nDoubles
\nMain Draw Round of 64
\nMichael Chan<\/a>\/Santiago Serrano<\/a> (UTRGV) vs. Santiago Flyckt\/Mateo Galvez (UIW), 3 p.m.
\nIvo Isqueiro<\/a>\/Eduardo Menezes<\/a> (UTRGV) vs. Felipe Pagnacco\/Ludovico Vaccari (TTU), 3 p.m.
\nSam Whitehead<\/a>\/Loic Young Kriegel<\/a> (UTRGV) vs. Fabian Anthin\/Maxwell Lindstedt (Lamar), 3 p.m.
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\nMain Draw Round of 32
\nPaolo Bonaguro<\/a>\/Will Roberts<\/a> (UTRGV) vs. #16 Lucas Marionneau\/Mariano Dedura-Palomero (UT), 3 p.m.
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