LAKE CHARLES, La. - The University of the Incarnate Word men's tennis duo Alejandro Hernandez and Alejandro Flores captured a doubles championships at the Southland Conference Individual Championships, completing their run with a three-set win Sunday.

Advancing as the No. 4 seed, the Cardinals faced the UTRGV duo of Paolo Bonaguro and Santiago Serrano in the finals.

The Cardinals appeared to have an advantage, as Serrano won the singles championship that morning, but had to play a three-set thriller to get it. The momentum appeared strong when the Alejandro's won the opening set 6-3.

The Vaqueros bounced right back with a 6-3 win of their own in set two, but UIW ran away with the third set, securing the doubles title with a 10-4 win.

Hernandez and Flores opened play Friday with a straight-set, 6-2, 7-5 win over Marcel Marki and Mateo De Los Santos of Nicholls.

The duo then took down No. 1 seed Maxwell Lindstedt and Leon Nickel (Lamar) in a three-set thriller Saturday. After both squads traded 6-3 wins in the first two sets, Hernandez and Flores reached the finals with an 11-9 win in set three.

Hernandez, the defending SLC Player of the Year,  Lost 6-2, 6-0 to eventual champion Serrano in the semifinals on Saturday.