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DALLAS & SAN ANTONIO \u2013 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros men’s tennis team earned five wins in the first day at the Ralston\/Neufeld Coaches Challenge, hosted by SMU, and the UIW Invitational, hosted by Incarnate Word (UIW) on Friday. Ralston\/Neufeld Coaches Challenge Friday Results
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\nRalston\/Neufeld Coaches Challenge
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\nSophomore Loic Young Kriegel<\/a> shined at SMU’s Ralston\/Neufeld Coaches Challenge earning singles wins over Tulsa’s Calum Jestin and Lubbock Christian’s (LCU) Andres De Los Rios.
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\nYoung jumped out to an early 4-0 lead over Jestin before he retired from the match to give Young the opening round win. Against De Los Rios, Young earned a swift 6-3 first set victory before earning a hard-fought 7-6 (7-5) victory in the second to solidify the win.
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\nJunior Santiago Serrano<\/a> battled, but ultimately fell, in a tough three-set match with Tulsa’s Connor Doig. After dropping the first set 6-2, Serrano turned the tables with a tough 7-6 (7-5) second set to even the match. Doig would eventually pull away with a 7-5 win in the final set.
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\nIn doubles, Serrano and junior Ivo Isqueiro<\/a> went toe-to-toe with Tulsa’s Reiya Komagata and Victor Tosetto, eventually falling 7-6 (8-6).
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\nUIW Invitational
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\nMeanwhile in San Antonio, junior Will Roberts<\/a> and freshman Luke Bishop<\/a> advanced to the semifinals in their respective singles draws.
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\nRoberts earned a swift 6-2 victory in the first set of his match against UIW’s Mateo Galvez before dropping the second 6-4. In the deciding tiebreaker, Roberts pulled away with a 10-4 win to advance to the Compass 2 semifinals.
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\nIn Compass 3, Bishop fought hard, and was ultimately victorious, in his match against Mario Richmagui from UIW. Bishop dropped the first set 6-4 before rallying back to win the second 6-3 and the deciding tiebreaker 10-7.
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\nIn doubles, the duo of sophomore Michael Chan<\/a> and freshman Eduardo Menezes<\/a> defeated the team of Corentin Fusaro and Caleb Olen from Our Lady of the Lake (OLL) to advance to the finals of Flight 2.
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\nThe Vaqueros will continue their run at the Ralston\/Neufeld Coaches Challenge and the UIW Invitational Saturday.<\/p>\n
\nSingles
\nFirst Round
\nLoic Young Kriegel<\/a> (UTRGV) def. Calum Jestin (Tulsa), 4-0 (ret.)
\nConnor Doig (Tulsa) def. Santiago Serrano<\/a> (UTRGV), 6-2, 6-7 (7-5), 7-5
\nReiya Komagata (Tulsa) def. Ivo Isqueiro<\/a> (UTRGV), 7-6 (7-4), 2-4 (ret.)
\nVictor Tosetto (Tulsa) def. Sam Whitehead<\/a> (UTRGV), 6-3, 6-3
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\nSecond Round
\nLoic Young Kriegel<\/a> (UTRGV) def. Andres De Los Rios (LCU), 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
\nMattia Ghedin (LCU) def. Santiago Serrano<\/a> (UTRGV), 6-3, 6-3
\nKelly Giese (LCU) def. Sam Whitehead<\/a> (UTRGV), 6-1, 6-3
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\nUIW Invitational Friday Results
\nSingles
\nCompass 1
\nEtienne Marty (TAMUCC) def. Paolo Bonaguro<\/a> (UTRGV), 6-0, 3-6, 1-0 (10-6)
\nJosef Zapletal (TAMUCC) def. Michael Chan<\/a> (UTRGV), 6-1, 1-6, 1-0 (10-6)
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\nCompass 2
\nWill Roberts<\/a> (UTRGV) def. Mateo Galvez (UIW), 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (10-4)
\nFilip Vacula (TAMUCC) def. Eduardo Menezes<\/a> (UTRGV), 6-4, 6-4
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\nCompass 3
\nLuke Bishop<\/a> (UTRGV) def. Mario Richmagui (UIW), 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (10-7)
\nMaxime Salesses (TAMUCC) def. Francisco Gamez<\/a> (UTRGV), 6-1, 6-0
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\nDoubles
\nFlight 1
\nJacob Gailey\/Bastien Prod’homme (OLL) def. Paolo Bonaguro<\/a>\/Will Roberts<\/a> (UTRGV), 6-4
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\nFlight 2
\nMichael Chan<\/a>\/Eduardo Menezes<\/a> (UTRGV) def. Corentin Fusaro\/Caleb Olen (OLL), 6-3
\nFilip Vacula\/Josef Zapletal (TAMUCC) def. Luke Bishop<\/a>\/Francisco Gamez<\/a> (UTRGV), 6-3
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\nUIW Invitational Saturday Schedule
\nSingles
\nCompass 1 West Semifinals
\nPaolo Bonaguro<\/a> (UTRGV) vs. Jaroslav Majsajdr (OLL), 12 p.m.
\nMichael Chan<\/a> (UTRGV) vs. Augustin Salazar (UIW), 12 p.m.
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\nCompass 2 East Semifinals
\nWill Roberts<\/a> (UTRGV) vs. Corentin Fusaro (OLL), 9 a.m.
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\nCompass 2 West Semifinals
\nEduardo Menezes<\/a> (UTRGV) vs. Alexandre Chauvel Gobin (UIW), 12 p.m.
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\nCompass 3 East Semifinals
\nLuke Bishop<\/a> (UTRGV) vs. Maxime Salesses (TAMUCC), 10:30 a.m.
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\nCompass 3 West Semifinals
\nFrancisco Gamez<\/a> (UTRGV) vs. Mario Richmagui (UIW), 10:30 a.m.
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\nDoubles
\nFlight 1 West Final
\nPaolo Bonaguro<\/a>\/Will Roberts<\/a> (UTRGV) vs. Jarsolav Majsajdr\/Matis Nuziere (OLL), 2 p.m.
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\nFlight 2 East Final
\nMichael Chan<\/a>\/Eduardo Menezes<\/a> (UTRGV) vs. Filip Vacula\/Josef Zapletal (TAMUCC), 2 p.m.
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\nFlight 2 West Final
\nLuke Bishop<\/a>\/Francisco Gamez<\/a> (UTRGV) vs. Samuel Candelas\/Augustin Salazar (UIW), 2 p.m.
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