HOUSTON, Texas -- A runner-up finish by Ian Uraga and Gerardo Delgado was the highlight of the weekend for the University of the Incarnate Word men's tennis team at the Ralph O'Connor Invitational, hosted by Rice.

Each school fielded multiple teams of two with each grouping consisting of one doubles match and two singles matches. A winner was decided when a team won two of three.

Playing in the C Draw, Uraga and Delgado opened play with a pair of 2-1 wins over Southland Conference competition. They first topped Camille Chantron and Eoghan Samyn of UTRGV before defeating Egor Gorin and Nicholas Gorin and Nicolas Rivera Paz of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.

In the finals, the Cardinal duo lost 3-0 to Dennis Dutine and Jorge Aza of Abilene Christian. 

In the B Draw, Agustin Salazar and Marcel Miralles placed fifth, while Santiago Flyckt and Alex Flores were sixth in the A Draw. Salazar and Miralles went 2-1 while Flyckt and Flores went 1-2.

UIW will have a quick turnaround, as the Cardinals will travel to Lake Charles, La. for the Southland Conference Fall Tournament on Oct. 22-25.