SAN ANTONIO -- The University of the Incarnate Word men's tennis team hosted its first match of the season, and defeated UTSA 6-1 Saturday at the Clarence Mabry Tennis Center.

The Cardinals (2-2) took the doubles point with two wins from Francisco Bendana and Sebastian Mortier at the #1 doubles, and Joey Vatanadilok and Ivanhoe Lissanevitch at #3.

In singles, the Cardinals took five of the six matches, securing their second win in as many days. Full Results are below.

Next for the Cardinals is a road match against Louisiana Lafayette, next Saturday at 1 p.m.

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FULL RESULTS

UTSA vs Univ. of the Incarnate Word
Jan 28, 2017 at San Antonio
(Clarence Mabry Tennis Center)

Univ. of the Incarnate Word 6, UTSA 1

Singles competition
1. Sebastian Mortier (UIW) def. Kai Breitbach (UTSA) 7-6, 5-7, 12-10
2. Francisco Bendana (UIW) def. Takeru Watanabe (UTSA) 6-2, 6-3
3. Axel Cronje (UTSA) def. Joey Vatanadilok (UIW) 6-2, 4-6, 7-6
4. Ivanhoe Lissanevitch (UIW) def. Igor Cantanhede (UTSA) 6-4, 6-3
5. Caleb Dyer (UIW) def. Leon Hein (UTSA) 6-1, 6-3
6. Nedim Ahmic (UIW) def. Patrick Poestinger (UTSA) 6-4, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Francisco Bendana/Sebastian Mortier (UIW) def. Kai Breitbach/Axel Cronje (UTSA) 7-6
2. Igor Cantanhede/Fabian Brand (UTSA) def. Caleb Dyer/Zachary VanderHeidan (UIW) 6-1
3. Joey Vatanadilok/Ivanhoe Lissanevitch (UIW) def. Takeru Watanabe/Leon Hein (UTSA) 6-4

Match Notes:
Univ. of the Incarnate Word 2-2