Men's & Women's Tennis Close Out The Inaugural WAC Fall Tennis Invitational

Sunday, October 27

Abilene, Texas

University of Texas Arlington

WAC Fall Invitational

Andres Medus WAC Fall Tennis Invitational Medal Winner

Men's & Women's Tennis Close Out The Inaugural WAC Fall Tennis Invitational

10/27/2024 9:30:00 PM | Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis

By: Todd Cruff

ABILENE, Texas – The inaugural Western Athletic Conference Fall Tennis Invitational wrapped up with a bang for the UT Arlington men's tennis program with Andres Medus punching his ticket to the ITA Conference Masters Tournament.

Medus, who won three matches in three days as the No. 6 seed, is the WAC singles qualifier for the 2024 ITA Conference Masters Championship No. 7-10 in Rome, Georgia. The Argentinian will be one of the 32 singles players fighting for four automatic bids to the NCAA Singles Championship Nov. 19-24 in Waco.

Medus defeated the No. 1 overall seed Nikita Volonski from Grand Canyon 6-4, 6-2.

The men's double team of Yazid Lahjomri and Pedro Sasso fell to GCU's Brice Patoux and David Wekesa in a close match 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-4).

On the women's side, Ana Paula Jimenez fell in a close match to Tarleton State's Noelia Lorca 7-6 (7-3), 1-6, 6-4 in the finals.

– #BuckEm –

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