MEN'S TENNIS STRUGGLES ON DAY ONE OF BRENTWOOD INVITATIONAL
9/18/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Sept. 18, 2004
BEAUMONT, Texas - Texas-Arlington's Ian Vazquez-Rowe advanced to the championship match of the consolation bracket in the open singles division at the Brentwood Intercollegiate Invitational hosted by Lamar University in Beaumont.
Vazquez-Rowe opened the three-day event with a loss to Southeastern Louisiana's Haris Huemovic, 6-1, 2-6, 10-8 before rebounding to defeat Texas-Pan American's Jeramy Salvo in the consolation bracket.
Freshman Felipe Acosta dropped his opening match, falling in straight sets 6-3, 6-3 to SLU's Ondrej Krivka. UTPA's Nic Porter defeated Acosta 7-5, 7-6 (10-1) in the consolation draw.
Josey Trimmier brightened the day with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Lamar's Emmanuel Olivier before falling to OBU's Emilien Rabin, 6-3, 6-0. Kyle Mims dropped his opener as Federico Pintaluloa of OBU earned a straight set decision but rebounded to defeat LU's Tyler Cobb, 6-1, 6-1. Newcomer Jeremy Helsley battled but dropped a 7-6, (7-4), 6-3 decision to UTPA's Pier Cantu.
Tournament action continues Saturday for the Mavericks.
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