Box Score DALLAS, Texas – The UT Arlington men's tennis team opened up the spring season at the SMU Indoor Invitational on Saturday, falling to the Utah Utes 6-1.
 
The Utes took the doubles point quickly after taking the win on Court Three as the Mavericks couldn't fill the court. Alan Sau Franco and Daichi Akiyoshi fell on Court One 6-1 to Franco Capalbo and Geronimo Espin Busleiman. Angel Diaz and Nick Beamish were down 3-4 as their match was called.
 
Utah took five straight singles points, each in straight sets before Sau Franco won a highly contested match at the No. 2 position. Sau Franco easily took set one 6-2, before Slava Shainyan evened up the match by taking the second set by the same score. Sau Franco took the final set 10-7 to finish the day and earn the lone point of the day for the Mavericks.
 
The Mavericks will return to action next weekend when they host UTPB at the UTA Tennis Center on Saturday at 10 a.m.
 
Utah 6, UTA 1
Doubles (3, 1)
1. Franco Capalbo / Geronimo Espin Busleiman (UU) def. Alan Sau Franco / Daichi Akiyoshi (UTA), 6-1
2. Francisco Bastias / Randy Cory (UU) vs. Angel Diaz / Nick Beamish (UTA), 3-4, dnf.
3. Mathias Gavelin / Slava Shainyan (UU) def. UTA
 
Singles (6, 3, 1, 5, 4, 2)
1. Franco Capalbo (UU) def. Angel Diaz (UTA), 6-3, 6-3
2. Alan Sau Franco (UTA) def. Alava Shainyan (UU), 6-2, 2-6, 10-7
3. Francisco Bastias (UU) def. Ricardo Alban (UTA) 6-1, 6-0
4. Geronimo Espon Busleiman (UU) def. Daichi Akiyoshi (UTA), 6-3, 6-2
5. Mathias Gavelin (UU) def. Nick Beamish (UTA), 6-3, 6-2
6. Bruno Krenn (UU) def. UTA