Friday, February 11
Abilene, TX
12 PM
University of Texas Arlington
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Photo by: Sharon Ellman
Doubles Point Loss Too Much To Overcome for Mavs
2/11/2022 5:00:00 PM | Men's Tennis
ABILENE, Texas – The UT Arlington men's tennis team (3-2) dropped a nail-biter against Abilene Christian on Friday afternoon, falling 4-3 to the Wildcats in Abilene.
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The match started with the Wildcats picking up the doubles point over the Mavericks. Daichi Akiyoshi and Solano Caffarena fell on court one 6-1 before ACU wrapped up with a 6-4 win over Miguel Cabrera and Habib Stambouli on court three.
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UTA took three of the six doubles matches, but it start off tough for the Mavericks as Alan Sau Franco fell on court one 6-0, 6-4. Trailing 0-2 in the match, Maks Lukman gave the Mavs their first point with a 6-4, 6-2 win at court five.
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The Wildcats bounced back with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Akiyoshi on court four before Habib Stambouli put the Mavericks back on the board with a 6-3, 6-4 win at the number six slot. Solano Caffarena evened the match on court three with a 6-4, 7-6 win.
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All tied up at three points each, it came down to Miguel Cabrera on court two. After falling in set one 0-6, he bounced back to win set two 7-6. However, it was too much to overcome as the Wildcats came out victorious with a 6-4 win in the third set to capture the overall match 4-3.
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UP NEXT
The Mavericks will return to Arlington where they will host Southern Arkansas and UT Tyler on Sunday, February 13 beginning at 10 am.
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The match started with the Wildcats picking up the doubles point over the Mavericks. Daichi Akiyoshi and Solano Caffarena fell on court one 6-1 before ACU wrapped up with a 6-4 win over Miguel Cabrera and Habib Stambouli on court three.
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UTA took three of the six doubles matches, but it start off tough for the Mavericks as Alan Sau Franco fell on court one 6-0, 6-4. Trailing 0-2 in the match, Maks Lukman gave the Mavs their first point with a 6-4, 6-2 win at court five.
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The Wildcats bounced back with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Akiyoshi on court four before Habib Stambouli put the Mavericks back on the board with a 6-3, 6-4 win at the number six slot. Solano Caffarena evened the match on court three with a 6-4, 7-6 win.
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All tied up at three points each, it came down to Miguel Cabrera on court two. After falling in set one 0-6, he bounced back to win set two 7-6. However, it was too much to overcome as the Wildcats came out victorious with a 6-4 win in the third set to capture the overall match 4-3.
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UP NEXT
The Mavericks will return to Arlington where they will host Southern Arkansas and UT Tyler on Sunday, February 13 beginning at 10 am.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3
#1 Singles Match
12
04
66
#2 Singles Match
123
074
666
#3 Singles Match
12
67
46
#4 Singles Match
12
33
66
#5 Singles Match
12
66
42
#6 Singles Match
12
66
34
Order of Finish:
1,5,4,6,3,2
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