SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS – The University of the Incarnate Word men's tennis team saw their Lone Star Conference title hopes end in the conference tournament semifinals against Abilene Christian, 5-3 at the Southlake Tennis Center. (Box Score)

The Wildcats held a 2-1 lead after the three doubles matches.  ACU's top team of Hans Hach and Guilherme Gesser took an 8-3 win at #1 doubles.  Mario Javkoljevic (Osijek, Croatia/Davor Hilas) and Luke Trautmann (San Antonio/Health Careers HS) evened the score at 1-1 after an 8-5 win at #3 doubles.  In the critical #2 doubles match, ACU's Boria Cortes and Jason Proctor knocked off Jair Assuncao (Londrina, Brazil/Carmina Grabner) and Tucker Brown (New Braunfels/New Braunfels HS), 9-7.

In singles play, Leonard Ivic (Podstrana, Croatia/Economic Administration) and Trautmann each picked up straight sets victories for the Cardinals.  The Wildcats matched with straight set wins by Hach and Nicklas Wingord leaving the score at 4-3 in favor of the Wildcats with two matches remaining.

In what proved to be the deciding match, Brown won the first set 6-4 over Alfredo Desiati, but Desiati responded by winning the next two sets 6-2, 6-4 to send the Wildcats into the championship match against Midwestern State on Saturday.
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