Feb. 11, 2005
LITTLE ROCK, ARK. - The Texas-Arlington men's tennis squad claimed victory at three of the six singles flights but it wasn't enough as the Trojans won the deciding match to edge the Mavericks 4-3 Friday afternoon.
UALR (5-0) notched the doubles point after wins at the No. 2 and 3 doubles positions. UTA's Sandy Farquharson and Niels Buksik, the 37th-ranked doubles tandem, dropped Edson Abrao and Eduardo Autran 9-7 at the top position.
Farquharson, Alberto Agis and Ian Vazquez each earned a win for the Mavs. Farquharson picked up a win at the top singles flight with a 7-5, 6-0 win over Autran while Agis battled for a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 win over Dinko Halachev at the fourth position. Vazquez claimed a straight set win over Rain Roigas in the fifth spot, 6-4, 6-1.
The Mavericks will continue action in Little Rock with an 11 a.m. match versus Illinois State on Saturday.
UALR 4, UTA 3
Doubles 1. Farquharson/Buksik (UTA) def. Abrao/Autran, 9-7 2. Advari/Halachev (UALR) def. Mattar/Agis, 8-1 3. Roigas/Walter (UALR) def. Vazquez/Trimmier, 8-2
Singles 1. Sandy Farquharson (UTA) def. Eduardo Autran, 7-5, 6-0 2. Dinko Halachev (UALR) def. Diego Mattar, 6-4, 7-6 3. Nihal Advani (UALR) def. Niels Buksik, 6-3, 6-1 4. Alberto Agis (UTA) def. Edson Abrao, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 5. Ian Vazquez (UTA) def. Rain Roigas, 6-4, 6-1 6. Juan Carlos Nunez (UALR) def. Josey Trimmier, 6-4, 7-6
Records: UALR (5-0), UTA (0-3)
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