Filip Avdeev
10/31/2026 6:00:00 PM | Men's Tennis
DALLAS, Texas – Junior Filip Avdeev and freshman Seifeldeen Abdelkader advanced to the doubles consolation semifinals Saturday, and the Mavericks picked up three singles wins on Day 2 of the Ralston/Neufeld Coaches Challenge at Southern Methodist University.
Avdeev and Abdelkader beat UTSA's Dmitri Goubin and Victor Alvares De Castro Rocha 6-4 in the consolation quarterfinals.
In Draw 1 singles, UTA went 3-1 against Incarnate Word. Avdeev won a tight match over Marcel Miralles 7-6 (1), 7-5. Sophomore Filip Paroulek beat Santiago Flyckt 6-2, 6-4, and junior Finbar McGarvey defeated Ian Uraga 6-2, 6-2. Abdelkader took the first set 6-1 against Alejandro Hernandez before falling 6-0, 10-6 in the match tiebreak.
In Draw 2, McGarvey won his first set 6-1 against Harvard's Zachary Cohen before dropping the next two 6-0, 10-3. Abdelkader pushed UTSA's Goubin the distance, winning the first set 6-4 before falling 7-6 (1), 11-9. Paroulek fell to Harvard's David Wu 6-2, 6-3.
NEXT UP
Play concludes Sunday at the Ralston/Neufeld Coaches Challenge. Updated information will be available on the men's tennis schedule page at UTAMavs.com.
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Avdeev and Abdelkader beat UTSA's Dmitri Goubin and Victor Alvares De Castro Rocha 6-4 in the consolation quarterfinals.
In Draw 1 singles, UTA went 3-1 against Incarnate Word. Avdeev won a tight match over Marcel Miralles 7-6 (1), 7-5. Sophomore Filip Paroulek beat Santiago Flyckt 6-2, 6-4, and junior Finbar McGarvey defeated Ian Uraga 6-2, 6-2. Abdelkader took the first set 6-1 against Alejandro Hernandez before falling 6-0, 10-6 in the match tiebreak.
In Draw 2, McGarvey won his first set 6-1 against Harvard's Zachary Cohen before dropping the next two 6-0, 10-3. Abdelkader pushed UTSA's Goubin the distance, winning the first set 6-4 before falling 7-6 (1), 11-9. Paroulek fell to Harvard's David Wu 6-2, 6-3.
NEXT UP
Play concludes Sunday at the Ralston/Neufeld Coaches Challenge. Updated information will be available on the men's tennis schedule page at UTAMavs.com.
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