Mavericks Wrap Up Baylor Tennis Intercollegiate
9/28/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Sept. 28, 2009
Waco, Texas - The University of Texas at Arlington men's tennis team wrapped up the three-day Baylor Intercollegiate at the Baylor Tennis Center this weekend.
In the round of 64 singles A draw, Ashley Watling (Tulsa) defeated Mindaugas Celedinas 6-0, 6-0 while (TCU) Slah Mbarek handed Dmitry Minkin a 6-0, 6-1 loss.
Celedinas and Minkin fell to the consolation bracket where both suffered losses in their matches. Celedinas dropped a 6-2, 4-0 ret (inj) decision against Matt Hogan (Ark) while Costin Paval (TCU) handed Minkin a 6-1, 6-3 setback.
In the round of 64 singles B draw, Jason Lateko defeated Vishnu Rajam (Rice) 7-5, 6-2 while Carlin Murray (ULL) handed Gonzalo Bienzobas a 6-0, 6-2 loss.
Austin Francis (USAFA) handed newcomer Giacomo Sano a 6-4, 7-6 loss while Brieuc Hamon recorded a 6-2, 6-2 win over Robert Voss (ULL). Michael Dierberger (Wisc) handed Adam Srkala a 6-2, 6-2 setback.
Lateko and Hamon were the only Mavericks to advance to the round of 32. Hamon recorded a 6-3, 6-3 win over Andrew Maingot (TAMU-CC) while Lateko suffered a 6-1, 6-0 setback over Yanick Mandi (ULL).
With a 2-0 record in singles action, Hamon advanced to the round of 16 where he dropped a 6-3, 4-0 ret, (quit) decision to Jonathon Obrist (Wichita).
After falling in his first singles match, Srkala fell to the consolation bracket where he suffered a 6-4, 6-3 loss to John Strahi (ACU).
Bienzobas dropped his second match against Rusty Turpin (Tulsa), 6-3, 6-3. In the round 32 doubles A bracket, tandem Celedinas and Minkin dropped an 8-4 decision to Michael Nusslein and Christian Saravia (RICE).
In the round of 32 doubles B bracket, Hamon and Srkala suffered an 8-5 setback to Alastair Barnes and Patrick Collins (Tulsa).
After receiving a first round bye, Bienzobas and Sano dropped an 8-4 decision to Austin Francis and Stephen Katrein (USAFA).
The Mavericks will be back in action at the All American Tournament in Tulsa, OK on Saturday, October 3.
