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Alberto Agis gave the Mavs their first point of the day with a 6-3, 6-2 win over UTSA's Nenad Maric during Saturday's play.

Men's Tennis

MEN'S TENNIS BOWS TO ROADRUNNERS, 4-2

April 21, 2007

Results

SAN ANTONIO, Texas - The UT Arlington men's tennis team could not rally from an 0-2 deficit, dropping a 4-2 decision to host Texas-San Antonio in the semifinals of the 2007 Southland Conference Men's Tennis Championship here Saturday.

UTA, the defending SLC tournament champion, ends the season 10-9. UTSA (12-10) will advance to meet the top-seed Texas A&M-Corpus Christi tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. in the championship match and automatic NCAA Tournament berth.

UTSA's Adam Becker gave the Roadrunners the decisive point, breaking Gonzalo Bienzabos early in the third set and holding on for a 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 victory.

UTSA gathered the momentum early by jumping out quickly in the doubles play with victories at No. 1 and No. 3 position.

In singles, UTAs Daniel Omana came down with severe cramps in his legs midway through the first set and was no match for Robin Fernandez, 7-6, 6-2.

Alberto Agis overpowered Nenad Maric at No. 3 singles, winning the first set 6-3 and jumping out to a 3-0 lead in set two before winning 6-2.

UTSA got a win from Andre Moreira at the No. 4 spot, 7-6, 6-1 over Javier Herrera.

The SLC Newcomer of the Year, UTA's Dimtry Minkin, defeated Nate Avila 6-4, 6- to cut the deficit to 3-2 before Becker's win.

Southland Conference Tennis Championship
Semifinals, April 21, 2007, San Antonio, Texas
No. 3-seed Texas-San Antonio 4, No. 2-seed UT Arlington 2
Doubles
No. 1 - Adam Becker/Rodrigo Morgado, UTSA, def. Daniel Omana/Gonzalo Bienzabos, 8-5
No. 2 - Diego Mattar/Javier Herrera, UTA and Robin Fernandes/Nenad Maric, tied at 6-6, unfinished
No. 3 - Nate Avila/Andre Moriera, UTSA def. Alberto Agis/Dmitry Minkin, 8-6

Singles
No. 1 - Mattar, UTA and Morgado, 3-6, 6-3, unfinished
No. 2 - Fernandes def. Omana, 7-6, 6-2
No. 3 - Agis def. Maric, 6-3, 6-2
No. 4 - Moreira def. Herrera, 7-6, 6-1
No. 5 - Minkin def. Avila, 6-4, 6-4
No. 6 - Becker def. Bienzabos, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2

- utamavs.com -

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Players Mentioned

Alberto Agis

Alberto Agis

6' 0"
Junior
2L
Javier Herrera

Javier Herrera

5' 11"
Senior
1L
Diego Mattar

Diego Mattar

5' 11"
Junior
2L
Dmitry Minkin

Dmitry Minkin

5' 11"
Junior
TR
Daniel Omana

Daniel Omana

5' 10"
Senior
1L
Javier Herrera

Javier Herrera

5' 11"
Junior
TR
Alberto Agis

Alberto Agis

6' 0"
Freshman
HS
Daniel Omana

Daniel Omana

5' 10"
Sophomore
TR

Players Mentioned

Alberto Agis

Alberto Agis

6' 0"
Junior
2L
Javier Herrera

Javier Herrera

5' 11"
Senior
1L
Diego Mattar

Diego Mattar

5' 11"
Junior
2L
Dmitry Minkin

Dmitry Minkin

5' 11"
Junior
TR
Daniel Omana

Daniel Omana

5' 10"
Senior
1L
Javier Herrera

Javier Herrera

5' 11"
Junior
TR
Alberto Agis

Alberto Agis

6' 0"
Freshman
HS
Daniel Omana

Daniel Omana

5' 10"
Sophomore
TR