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Blazers Fall 7-0 To No. 70 UTSA Monday
3/23/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
SAN ANTONIO, Texas ---- The UAB men's tennis team ran into a hot UTSA team Monday afternoon as the Blazers suffered a 7-0 defeat to their Conference USA foe.
UAB (5-7,0-3 C-USA) lost the doubles point after dropping matches at the No. 1 and 2 positions and then was swept in singles. The No. 70-ranked Roadrunners (11-6, 3-1 C-USA) won for the ninth time in 11 matches.
Donovan McSeveney extended his match at No. 2 singles to three sets before falling to Yannick Junger by a 5-7, 6-1, 1-0 (11-9) score. Oliver Poyst also fell in a tight three-setter, losing his match at No. 5 singles to Joao Riquelme of UTSA, 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 (10-7).
The Blazers will be in action again Tuesday in San Antonio when they take on New Mexico State in a 1:00 p.m. CT match.
#70 UTSA 7, UAB 0
Doubles
1. Moreiras/Stillman (UTSA) def. Martell/Pinto (UAB) 8-2
2. Casa/Junger (UTSA) def. McCombs/Morris (UAB) 8-4
3. Rother/Rubio (UTSA) vs. McSeveney/Paiste (UAB) unfinished
Singles
1. #77 Tomas Stillman (UTSA) def. Mitchell Martell (UAB) 6-1, 6-0
2. Yannick Junger (UTSA) def. Donovan McSeveney (UAB) 5-7, 6-1, 1-0 (11-9)
3. Tito Moreiras (UTSA) def. Stepan Vancurick (UAB) 6-3, 6-4
4. Joel Rubio (UTSA) def. Luiz Felipe Pinto (UAB) 6-1, 6-4
5. Joao Riquelme (UTSA) def. Oliver Poysti (UAB) 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 (10-7)
6. Diogo Casa (UTSA) def. Christopher Egan Morriss (UAB) 6-4, 1-6, 6-3
Records: UAB 5-7, UTSA 11-6
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (1,4,3,6,2,5)
