SAN ANTONIO – The University of the Incarnate Word battled against New Orleans in their first Southland Conference match of the season, but fell short 4-3 on Tuesday afternoon at the Mabry Tennis Center.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Cardinals (4-11, 0-1 SLC) started the day with a strong victory in doubles with wins from the duos of
Joey Vatanadilok /
Francisco Bendana at #1 7-6, and
Sebastian Mortier /
Caleb Dyer at #2 6-3.
The singles' matches came down to the wire, as UIW got wins from
Ivanhoe Lissanevitch at #3 and
Joey Vatanadilok #4. The Privateers (5-5, 2-0 SLC) would come back and
win the remaining matches, to eventually take the conference match 4-3.
UP NEXT
The Cardinals will continue play on spring break with two non-conference games against Navy on Thursday at 1 p.m., and Marquette on Friday at 1 p.m.
STAY TUNED
UIW will follow this week's games with a pair of conference matches the following weekend. They'll play at Lamar Friday at 3 p.m. and will host Nicholls on Sunday at 2 p.m.
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FULL RESULTS
New Orleans vs Univ. of the Incarnate Word
Mar 14, 2017 at San Antonio, Texas
(Clarence Mabry Tennis Center)
New Orleans 4, Univ. of the Incarnate Word 3
Singles competition
1. Jeffrey HSU (UNO) def.
Sebastian Mortier (UIW) 6-1, 6-2
2. Federico Boscarino (UNO) def.
Francisco Bendana (UIW) 1-6, 6-4, 7-5
3.
Ivanhoe Lissanevitch (UIW) def. Federico Staksrud (UNO) 6-3, 1-6, 6-2
4.
Joey Vatanadilok (UIW) def. Nicolas Kramer (UNO) 3-0, retired
5. Luis Albuquerque (UNO) def.
Caleb Dyer (UIW) 6-4, 7-6 (9-7)
6. Giacomo Adonecci (UNO) def.
Nedim Ahmic (UIW) 6-4, 6-2
Doubles competition
1.
Joey Vatanadilok/
Francisco Bendana (UIW) def. Federico Boscarino/Federico Staksrud (UNO) 7-6
2.
Sebastian Mortier/
Caleb Dyer (UIW) def. Jeffrey HSU/Nicolas Kramer (UNO) 6-3
3. Giacomo Adonecci/Luis Albuquerque (UNO) def.
Ivanhoe Lissanevitch/
Nedim Ahmic (UIW) 6-3
Match Notes:
New Orleans 5-5
Univ. of the Incarnate Word 4-11
