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Burnell and Salazar Take First Career Wins on Day 1 of Men's Roadrunner Invitational

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San Antonio – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men’s tennis team had a busy day at the opening round of the Roadrunner Invitational at the UTSA Tennis Center on Friday.

The competition continues on Saturday. UTRGV will start doubles at 9:30am and singles at 11:30am.

UTRGV Rookie Junior Emilian Burnell and freshman McAllen Memorial Alum Agustin Salazar Earned the first victory of Vaqueros’ career.

Burnell earned a stunning victory in the singles D draw quarterfinals, beating Texas A&M Corpus Christi’s Thomas Quesada Perez 6-1, 6-1. He will be in his D East semi-final at 11:30 am. Salazar said he beat SMU’s Eli Susser 7-6 (7-3) 6-2 in the singles H draw quarterfinals, and at 3pm he’ll be in the H East Semifinal.

Baquero Senpai Chris Lawrence, He also advanced to the Singles H Draw East Semifinals after defeating Oral Roberts’ Kevin Loyenberger 7-5, 4-6, 6-3.

Burnell and sophomore Sam Whitehead Going 1-1 in the C doubles draw, they beat Oral Roberts’ Gustavo Pinho/Eli Brewer 6-2 after losing a tight quarter-final match 7-5 to UIW’s Joao Sasso/Andoni Garmendia.Burnell/Whitehead advanced to the C Draw West final match set for 9:30am

Sophomore Borna Devard When Carlo Chloro Playing as a pair in the A draw, they lost 2-0 to UTSA’s Alan Magadan/Sebastian Rodriguez 6-2 and Miami’s Nacho Serra Sanchez/Jackson Armistead 6-3. The Croatian duo will face Matthieu Peres / Lucas Schurdevin of TAMUCC in the A Draw South Stage Final at 9:30 am.

In the C doubles draw, Salazar was paired with Our Lady of the Lake’s Michael Canales. They lost him 0-2, in the quarterfinals he lost 6-2 to UTSA’s Garrett Skerry/Andrew Keane, and in the C draw West semifinals he lost to ACU’s Benjamin McDonald/Ethan Scribner, who made him 7 We lost -5. He will face Pinho/Brewer in the C Draw South Final scheduled for 10am. Salazar and Canales go head-to-head in the Singles H Draw East Semifinals.

senior citizen Te Kani Williams Lawrence played in the D doubles draw, losing 6-1 to SMU’s Alex Stafford/Eli Susser in the quarterfinal match. After getting a bye in Friday’s semi-final round, Williams/Lowrance will face ORU’s Aaron Brewer/Kevin Loyenberger in the D-Draw West final at 9:30 am.

In the singles match, Devald lost to Alan Magadan (UTSA) 6-3, 6-3 in the quarter-finals of the A draw. He is scheduled to face Jack Winkler in his West semi-final in an A draw at 1:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Williams lost to his UTSA’s Andrew Keane he lost 3-6 7-5 7-5 and Whitehead lost to Norwyn 1-6 6-4 6-0.

Friday results
singles
draw

Allan Magadan (UTSA) def. Borna Devard (UTRGV) 6-3, 6-3

D draw
Emilian Burnell (UTRGV) Default. Tomas Quesada Perez (TAMUCC) 6-1, 6-1

E-draw

Solano Cafarena (UTA) def. Carlo Chloro (UTRGV) 6-3, 5-7, 6-3

G draw

Andrew Keane (UTSA) def. Te Kani Williams (UTRGV) 3-6, 7-5, 7-5
Noah Windef. Sam Whitehead (UTRGV) 1-6, 6-4, 6-0

Hdraw
Agustin Salazar (UTRGV) Default. Eli Suther (SMU) 7-6 (7-3), 6-2
Chris Lawrence (UTRGV) Default. Kevin Royenberger (ORU) 7-5, 4-6, 6-3

doubles
draw
quaterfinals

Alan Magadan/Sebastian Rodriguez (UTSA) def. Borna Devard/Carlo Chloro (UTRGV) 6-2

A West Semifinals

Nacho Serra Sanchez/Jackson Armistead (MU) def. Borna Devard/Carlo Chloro (UTRGV) 6-3

C draw
quaterfinals

Joao Sasso/Andoni Garmendia (UIW) def. Emilian Burnell/Sam Whitehead (UTRGV) 7-5
Garrett Skerry/Andrew Keane (UTSA) def. Agustin Salazar(UTRGV)/Michael Canales (OLLU) 6-2

C-West Semifinals
Emilian Burnell/Sam Whitehead (UTRGV) Default. Gustavo Pinho/Eli Brewer (ORU) 6-2
Benjamin McDonald/Ethan Scribner (ACU) def. Agustin Salazar(UTRGV)/Michael Canales (OLLU) 7-5

D draw

Alex Stafford/Eli Susser (SMU) def. Te Kani Williams/Chris Lawrence (UTRGV) 6-1

Saturday schedule
doubles
draw
south final
Borna Devard/Carlo Chloro (UTRGV) vs. Matthieu Peres/Lucas Schurdevin (TAMUCC), 9:30 am

C draw
west final
Emilian Burnell/Sam Whitehead (UTRGV) vs. Benjamin McDonald/Ethan Scribner (ACU), 9:30am

south final
Agustin Salazar(UTRGV)/Michael Canales (OLLU) vs. Gustavo Pinho/Eli Brewer (ORU) at 10am

D draw
west final
Te Kani Williams/Chris Lawrence (UTRGV) vs. Aaron Brewer/Kevin Luenberger (ORU), 9:30am

singles
draw
West semi-final
Borna Devard (UTRGV) vs. Jack Winkler, 1:30pm

D draw
East semi-finals
Emilian Burnell (UTRGV) vs. Gustavo Pinho (ORU), 11:30am

E-draw
West semi-final
Carlo Chloro (UTRGV) vs. Rafal Bednarczuk (UIW) at 12:30pm

G draw
West semi-final
Te Kani Williams (UTRGV) vs. Aaron Brewer (ORU), 2:30pm
Sam Whitehead (UTRGV) vs. Enzo Frequelin/Noah DeLuna, 2:30 PM

Hdraw
East semi-finals
Agustin Salazar (UTRGV) vs. Michael Canales (OLLU), 3pm
Chris Lawrence (UTRGV) vs. Murillo Salviato/Nicolas Dominguez, 3pm

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