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FORT WORTH \u2013 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros men’s tennis program finished up its second day of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Texas Regional on Friday at TCU’s Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center. Support UTRGV Vaqueros\u2122<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Become a Fan on Facebook<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Follow us on Twitter<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Follow us on Instagram<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Follow us on YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nJunior Aleksander Hudjec<\/a>, fifth year Ivo Isqueiro<\/a>, and senior Santiago Serrano<\/a> represented the Vaqueros in the singles main draw, tying UIW for the most entries among Southland Conference programs.
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\nIsqueiro battled against ninth-seeded Oliver Bonding from TCU, dropping the opening set 6-3 before going blow-for-blow in the second.
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\nMeanwhile, Hudjec and Serrano both dropped their matches against the Texas A&M (TAMU) Aggies. Hudjec lost 6-2, 6-2 to Lathan Skrobarcek while Serrano fell 6-2, 6-3 to No. 6 seed Bor Artnak.
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\nIn doubles, four pairs of Vaqueros competed in the main draw, with freshman Miguel Bellorio Pinheiro<\/a> and Serrano and junior Tsz Him Chan and Hudjec each battling to narrow 8-6 defeats.
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\nIn extra matches, Chan and Hudjec picked up an 8-2 victory over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi’s (TAMUCC) Dani Lopez and Paxton O’Shea.
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\nThe Vaqueros return to action Saturday with three singles players competing in the consolation brackets.
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\nFans can follow along through the tournament page<\/a> on the ITA website.
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\nUTRGV Friday Results
\nSingles
\nMain Draw Round of 64
\n#9 Oliver Bonding (TCU) def. Ivo Isqueiro<\/a> (UTRGV), 6-3, 6-4
\n#6 Bor Artnak (TAMU) def. Santiago Serrano<\/a> (UTRGV), 6-2, 6-3
\nLathan Skrobarcek (TAMU) def. Aleksander Hudjec<\/a> (UTRGV), 6-2, 6-2
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\nDoubles
\nMain Draw Round of 64
\nMeethre Barot\/Petar Teodorovic (SMU) def. Miguel Bellorio Pinheiro<\/a>\/Santiago Serrano<\/a> (UTRGV), 8-6
\nAxel Bergh\/Rintaro Shukuda (Lamar) def. Tsz Him Chan\/Aleksander Hudjec<\/a> (UTRGV), 8-6
\nNoey Do\/Arin Pallegar (Rice) def. Paolo Bonaguro<\/a>\/Loic Young Kriegel<\/a> (UTRGV), 8-3
\nRafael Botran\/Gabriel Porras (Rice) def. Camille Chantron<\/a>\/Ivo Isqueiro<\/a> (UTRGV), 8-3
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\nExtra Matches
\nTsz Him Chan\/Aleksander Hudjec<\/a> (UTRGV) def. Dani Lopez\/Paxton O’Shea (TAMUCC), 8-2
\nMikel Garmendia\/Jami Savolainen (TAMUCC) def. Camille Chantron<\/a>\/Santiago Serrano<\/a> (UTRGV), 8-7 (7:1)
\nDan Hosono\/Nicolas Rivera Paz (TAMUCC) def. Paolo Bonaguro<\/a>\/Loic Young Kriegel<\/a> (UTRGV), 8-6
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\nUTRGV Saturday Schedule
\nSingles
\nConsolation Round of 32
\nIvo Isqueiro<\/a> (UTRGV) vs. Thomas Van Den Dooren (TTU), 11:30 a.m.
\nSantiago Serrano<\/a> (UTRGV) vs. Noey Do (Rice), 11:30 a.m.
\nAleksander Hudjec<\/a> (UTRGV) vs. Petar Teodorovic (SMU), 11:30 a.m.<\/p>\n