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HELOTES – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros men’s tennis team opened the season with a 7-0 sweep of Our Lady of the Lake Saints on Friday at Northside Tennis Center.
UTRGV (1-0) opened with the quick advantage as it swept through doubles. The duo of redshirt freshman Luka Jankovic and redshirt junior Zane Kohrs defeated Caio Ravagnani and Murilo Salviato 6-0 on court one.
Redshirt junior Carlo Izurieta and redshirt senior Mateo Schmit followed with a 6-1 win over Artur Ezberger and Vinicius Silva on court two to clinch the point for the Vaqueros. Redshirt sophomore Te Kani Williams and Alberto Mello closed out doubles with a 6-4 win over Michael Canales and Rosendo Ceballos on court three.
In singles, Jankovic kept things rolling with a 6-0, 6-0 sweep of Ravagnani on court two. Kohrs added to UTRGV’s lead with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Salviato on court three and then it was Schmit who clinched the win with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Canales on court three.
Williams then made it 5-0 in favor of the Vaqueros with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Silva. Mello added a 6-0, 6-1 win over Sebastian Rodriguez on court six before Izurieta closed out singles play with a 7-6, 6-2 win over Etzberger on court one.
UTRGV will be back in action at 1 p.m. against Howard Payne University in a neutral site match at Northside Tennis Center.
Complete Results
Singles (2,3,5,4,6,1)
1. Carlo Izurieta (UTRGV) def. Artur Etzberger (OLLU) 7-6 (5), 6-2
2. Luka Jankovic (UTRGV) def. Caio Ravagnani (OLLU) 6-0, 6-0
3. Zane Kohrs (UTRGV) def. Murilo Salviato (OLLU) 6-0, 6-1
4. Te Kani Williams (UTRGV) def. Vinicius Silva (OLLU) 6-2, 6-2
5. Mateo Schmit (UTRGV) def. Michael Canales (OLLU) 6-1, 6-0
6. Alberto Mello (UTRGV) def. Sebastian Rodriguez (OLLU) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles (1,2,3)
1. Luka Jankovic/Zane Kohrs (UTRGV) def. Caio Ravagnani/Murilo Salviato (OLLU) 6-0
2. Carlo Izurieta/Mateo Schmit (UTRGV) def. Artur Ezberger/Vinicius Silva (OLLU) 6-1
3. Te Kani Williams/Alberto Mello (UTRGV) def. Michael Canales/Rosendo Ceballos (OLLU) 6-4
