Men's Tennis Falls in SBC Semifinals to South Alabama

Friday, April 15

Peachtree City, GA

1 PM

University of Texas Arlington

South Alabama

Box Score (PDF)

4/15/2022 3:47:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

By: Ian Applegate (@Ian_Applegate)

PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. – The UT Arlington men's tennis team's season came to an end on Friday afternoon, falling to #2 seed South Alabama 4-0 in the semifinals of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. UTA ends its season with a 13-12 record on the season.

The Jaguars got straight to business, claiming a victory on court two with a 6-1 win over Solano Caffarena and Alan Sau Franco. Maks Lukman and Daichi Akiyoshi followed on court three with a 6-2 loss as South Alabama took a 1-0 lead over UTA.

Needing just three singles wins, the Jags wasted no time. Maks Lukman was the first to fall, dropping court five in straight sets 6-3, 6-2.

Following a hard-fought first set, Alan Sau Franco dropped set two against fellow First Team All-Sun Belt selection Sebastien Collard 7-6, 6-0.

Just one win shy of advancing to the finals, South Alabama claimed its victory over the Mavericks, using a 6-4, 6-4 win over Daichi Akiyoshi on court six to complete the 4-0 win over UTA.

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