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NORMAN, Okla. \u2013 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.<\/p>\n
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<\/a> and OU’s Johan Rodriguez \u2014 ranked as ITA’s No. 107 singles player \u2014 had their match end because of a retirement on Court 3.<\/p>\n Alejandro Melero knocked off Axel Delva<\/a> 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 1 saw Yazid Lahjomri<\/a> battle Oklahoma’s top-ranked singles player \u2014 No. 72 Oscar Lacides \u2014 to a 6-2, 4-3 mark before the match was left unfinished. Ellison Minnaar<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n 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<\/a> and the bout will also be streamed on Playsight<\/a>.<\/p>\n OU 4, UTA 0
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\n\tNo. 72 Oscar Lacides (OU) vs. Yazid Lahjomri<\/a> (UTA) 6-2, 4-3, unfinished
\n\tNo. 74 Luis Alvarez (OU) def. Saul Berdullas Calvino (UTA) 6-0, 6-4
\n\tNo. 107 Johan Rodriguez (OU) def. Finbar McGarvey<\/a> (UTA) 3-2, retirement
\n\tHank Trondson (OU) vs. Ellison Minnaar<\/a> (UTA) 6-1, 3-4, unfinished
\n\tAlejandro Melero (OU) def. Axel Delva<\/a> (UTA) 6-1, 6-1\u00a0
\n\tLuka Talan Lopatic (OU) vs. Novak Ivanovic<\/a> (UTA) 6-2, 4-3, unfinished\u00a0
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\n\tLuis Alvarez \/ Bruno Nhavene (OU) def. Axel Delva<\/a> \/ Yazid Lahjomri<\/a> (UTA) 6-1\u00a0
\n\tHank Trondson \/ Alejandro Melero (OU) vs. Saul Berdullas Calvino \/ Novak Ivanovic<\/a> (UTA) 4-2, unfinished
\n\tAsahi Harazaki \/ Oscar Lacides (OU) def. Finbar McGarvey<\/a> \/ Ellison Minnaar<\/a> (UTA) 6-0\u00a0
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