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Mavs wrap up fall campaign at SMU
11/6/2023 12:00:00 PM | Men's Tennis
DALLAS ---Â The UT Arlington men's tennis team competed in the Ralston Neufeld Coaches Challenge over the weekend at SMU's Stylsinger / Altec Tennis Complex, tallying six singles and five doubles wins.
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In singles play, Joan Torres Espinosa went undefeated with three wins to conclude the weekend. He took out Texas A&M- Corpus Christi's Nico Trebuchet in a close three-set match. After a quick 6-1 win in the first set, Espinosa fell in a close second-set tiebreaker 7-6 (7). He dominated the deciding tiebreaker for the third, closing out the match 10-1.
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Espinosa tallied his next two wins on Day 2 of the event, continuing his success with a straight-set win over SMU's Callaway Clark 6-4, 6-3. In an exciting finish, he defeated Harvard's Valdemar Pape in another deciding-set tiebreaker to conclude his weekend. After dropping the first set 6-3, Espinosa came back to dominate the second 6-2. The ten-point tiebreaker stayed close, with Espinosa finishing victorious 10-8.
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Dante Teramo also had singles success, finishing 2-2 on the weekend with wins over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and SMU. He defeated TAMUCC's Matthew Coignet in dominant fashion, dropping only one game for the 6-0, 6-1 win. SMU's Kyle Sillman also fell in straight sets, with Teramo winning 6-3, 6-3. On Day 2, Teramo lost to Harvard's David Lins 6-3, 6-3 then to Tulsa's Alex Okonkwo 6-1, 6-4 to conclude the weekend.
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Pedro Sasso and Yazid Lahjomri also competed, with Sasso going 1-3 and Lahjomri going 0-4.
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The Mavericks went 5-3 in doubles play, with Espinosa and Teramo going 3-1 and Sasso and Lahjomri going 2-2.
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Sasso and Lahjomri took down Harvard's Masato Perera and Melchior Delloye in a tiebreaker, 7-6 (3) to start the weekend strong. Their next win was over TAMUCC's Lucas Schurdevin and Trebuchet 6-4. On Day 2, they lost to SMU's Liam Krall and Clark 6-1 before falling 6-4 to Tulsa's Okonkwo and Gus Tettamble.
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Espinosa and Teramo started off their doubles play with a strong 6-0 win over Harvard, defeating Pape and Marc Ktiri. Their next win was over Memphis' Juan Zabala and Moritz Kudernatsch, 6-2. Their success carried into Day 2, with the pair defeating SMU's Sillman and Louis Cloud 6-4. The pair took their only loss on Day 3 to Tulsa's Callum Gale and Volodymyr Zakharov 6-2.
The event concludes the fall season as the Mavs will return to action in the spring.
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DAY 1
Pedro Sasso / Yazid Lahjomri (UTA) d. Masato Perera / Melchior Delloye (Harvard) 7-6 (3)
Joan Torres Espinosa / Dante Teramo (UTA) d. Valdemar Pape / Marc Ktiri (Harvard) 6-0
Juan Zabala (Memphis) d. Pedro Sasso (UTA) 6-2, 7-6 (1)
Moritz Kudernatsch (Memphis) d. Yazid Lahjomri (UTA) 6-2, 6-2
Joan Torres Espinosa (UTA) d. Nico Trebuchet (TAMUCC) 6-1, 6-7 (7), 10-1
Dante Teramo (UTA) d. Matthew Coignet (TAMUCC) 6-0, 6-1
Pedro Sasso / Yazid Lahjomri (UTA) d. Lucas Schurdevin / Nicolas Trebuchet (TAMUCC) 6-4
Joan Torres Espinosa / Dante Teramo (UTA) d. Juan Zabala / Moritz Kudernatsch (Memphis) 6-2
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DAY 2
Liam Krall / Callaway Clark (SMU) d. Pedro Sasso / Yazid Lahjomri (UTA) 6-1
Joan Torres Espinosa (UTA) d. Louis Cloud / Kyle Sillman (SMU) 6-4
Liam Krall (SMU) d. Pedro Sasso (UTA) 6-1, 6-1
Louis Cloud (SMU) d. Yazid Lahjomri (UTA) 6-2, 6-1
Joan Torres Espinosa (UTA) d. Callaway Clark (SMU) 6-4, 6-3
Dante Teramo (UTA) d. Kyle Sillman (SMU) 6-3, 6-3
Alan Yim (Harvard) d. Pedro Sasso (UTA) 6-3, 6-4
Melchior Delloye (Harvard) d. Yazid Lahjomri (UTA) 6-3, 6-1
Joan Torres Espinosa (UTA) d. Valdemar Papge (Harvard) 3-6, 6-2, 10-8
David Lins (Harvard) d. Dante Teramo (UTA) 6-3, 6-3
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DAY 3
Alex Okonkwo / Gus Tettamble (Tulsa) d. Pedro Sasso / Yazid Lahjomri (UTA) 6-4
Callum Gale / Volodymyr Zakharov (Tulsa) d. Joan Torres Espinosa / Dante Teramo (UTA) 6-2
Pedro Sasso (UTA) d. Vova Zakharov (Tulsa) 5-3, retired
Gus Tettamble (Tulsa) d. Yazid Lahjomri (UTA) 6-2, 6-3
Alex Okonkwo (Tulsa) d. Dante Teramo (UTA) 6-1, 6-4
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In singles play, Joan Torres Espinosa went undefeated with three wins to conclude the weekend. He took out Texas A&M- Corpus Christi's Nico Trebuchet in a close three-set match. After a quick 6-1 win in the first set, Espinosa fell in a close second-set tiebreaker 7-6 (7). He dominated the deciding tiebreaker for the third, closing out the match 10-1.
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Espinosa tallied his next two wins on Day 2 of the event, continuing his success with a straight-set win over SMU's Callaway Clark 6-4, 6-3. In an exciting finish, he defeated Harvard's Valdemar Pape in another deciding-set tiebreaker to conclude his weekend. After dropping the first set 6-3, Espinosa came back to dominate the second 6-2. The ten-point tiebreaker stayed close, with Espinosa finishing victorious 10-8.
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Dante Teramo also had singles success, finishing 2-2 on the weekend with wins over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and SMU. He defeated TAMUCC's Matthew Coignet in dominant fashion, dropping only one game for the 6-0, 6-1 win. SMU's Kyle Sillman also fell in straight sets, with Teramo winning 6-3, 6-3. On Day 2, Teramo lost to Harvard's David Lins 6-3, 6-3 then to Tulsa's Alex Okonkwo 6-1, 6-4 to conclude the weekend.
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Pedro Sasso and Yazid Lahjomri also competed, with Sasso going 1-3 and Lahjomri going 0-4.
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The Mavericks went 5-3 in doubles play, with Espinosa and Teramo going 3-1 and Sasso and Lahjomri going 2-2.
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Sasso and Lahjomri took down Harvard's Masato Perera and Melchior Delloye in a tiebreaker, 7-6 (3) to start the weekend strong. Their next win was over TAMUCC's Lucas Schurdevin and Trebuchet 6-4. On Day 2, they lost to SMU's Liam Krall and Clark 6-1 before falling 6-4 to Tulsa's Okonkwo and Gus Tettamble.
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Espinosa and Teramo started off their doubles play with a strong 6-0 win over Harvard, defeating Pape and Marc Ktiri. Their next win was over Memphis' Juan Zabala and Moritz Kudernatsch, 6-2. Their success carried into Day 2, with the pair defeating SMU's Sillman and Louis Cloud 6-4. The pair took their only loss on Day 3 to Tulsa's Callum Gale and Volodymyr Zakharov 6-2.
The event concludes the fall season as the Mavs will return to action in the spring.
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DAY 1
Pedro Sasso / Yazid Lahjomri (UTA) d. Masato Perera / Melchior Delloye (Harvard) 7-6 (3)
Joan Torres Espinosa / Dante Teramo (UTA) d. Valdemar Pape / Marc Ktiri (Harvard) 6-0
Juan Zabala (Memphis) d. Pedro Sasso (UTA) 6-2, 7-6 (1)
Moritz Kudernatsch (Memphis) d. Yazid Lahjomri (UTA) 6-2, 6-2
Joan Torres Espinosa (UTA) d. Nico Trebuchet (TAMUCC) 6-1, 6-7 (7), 10-1
Dante Teramo (UTA) d. Matthew Coignet (TAMUCC) 6-0, 6-1
Pedro Sasso / Yazid Lahjomri (UTA) d. Lucas Schurdevin / Nicolas Trebuchet (TAMUCC) 6-4
Joan Torres Espinosa / Dante Teramo (UTA) d. Juan Zabala / Moritz Kudernatsch (Memphis) 6-2
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DAY 2
Liam Krall / Callaway Clark (SMU) d. Pedro Sasso / Yazid Lahjomri (UTA) 6-1
Joan Torres Espinosa (UTA) d. Louis Cloud / Kyle Sillman (SMU) 6-4
Liam Krall (SMU) d. Pedro Sasso (UTA) 6-1, 6-1
Louis Cloud (SMU) d. Yazid Lahjomri (UTA) 6-2, 6-1
Joan Torres Espinosa (UTA) d. Callaway Clark (SMU) 6-4, 6-3
Dante Teramo (UTA) d. Kyle Sillman (SMU) 6-3, 6-3
Alan Yim (Harvard) d. Pedro Sasso (UTA) 6-3, 6-4
Melchior Delloye (Harvard) d. Yazid Lahjomri (UTA) 6-3, 6-1
Joan Torres Espinosa (UTA) d. Valdemar Papge (Harvard) 3-6, 6-2, 10-8
David Lins (Harvard) d. Dante Teramo (UTA) 6-3, 6-3
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DAY 3
Alex Okonkwo / Gus Tettamble (Tulsa) d. Pedro Sasso / Yazid Lahjomri (UTA) 6-4
Callum Gale / Volodymyr Zakharov (Tulsa) d. Joan Torres Espinosa / Dante Teramo (UTA) 6-2
Pedro Sasso (UTA) d. Vova Zakharov (Tulsa) 5-3, retired
Gus Tettamble (Tulsa) d. Yazid Lahjomri (UTA) 6-2, 6-3
Alex Okonkwo (Tulsa) d. Dante Teramo (UTA) 6-1, 6-4
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