The Basics
Event: Roadrunner Invitational
Participants: Abilene Christian, Baylor, A&M-Corpus Christi, Incarnate Word, Miami, Oklahoma State, Oral Roberts, Our Lady of the Lake, Rice, SMU, Texas, Tech, UT Arlington, UTRGV, UTSA
Location: San Antonio, Texas
TULSA, Okla. - The Oral Roberts men's tennis team opened its fall season at the Roadrunner Invitational September 23-25 in San Antonio, Texas.
Two Golden Eagles won their individual singles draws at the Roadrunner Invitational.
Ignacio Vinas first defeated Justin Braverman from Baylor, 6-4, 6-4, to advance to the championship match on Sunday. Vinas then won the championship match, 7-6, 2-6, 7-6 over UTA's Solano Caffarena. He came back to win after trailing 2-5 in the third set.
Ezequiel Monferrer defeated Arnau Miralles from Incarnate Word, 6-2, 6-2, to advance to Sunday's championship. Monferrer then topped Andoni Garmendia from Incarnate Word in three sets. He claimed the first set 6-3, but fell 3-6 in set two. He then closed it out in set three, 7-6, to win a match that lasted more than three hours.
Up Next: ORU will participate in the ITA All-American October 1-3 hosted by the University of Tulsa.
The Results
FLIGHT 1 DOUBLES:
- ROUND 1
o Monferrer / Vinas (ORU) defeated Christensen / Prat (Miami) 6-2
- ROUND 2
o Frantzen / Brauerman (Baylor) defeated Monferrer / Vinas (ORU) 7-6
- ROUND 3
o Cloud / Winkler (SMU) defeated Monferrer / Vinas (ORU) 7-5
FLIGHT 2 DOUBLES:
- ROUND 1
o Sendogan / Alban (Rice) defeated Pinho / E. Brewer (ORU) 6-2
- ROUND 2
o Burnel / Whitehead (UTRGV) defeated Pinho / E. Brewer (ORU)
- ROUND 3
o Canales / Salazar (OLLU) defeated Pinho / E. Brewer (ORU) 6-4
FLIGHT 3 DOUBLES:
- ROUND 1
o Wheen / Dehli (ACU) defeated Leuenberger / A. Brewer (ORU) 6-3
- ROUND 2
o Leuenberger / A. Brewer (ORU) defeated Frequelin / Salviato (OLLU) 6-3
- ROUND 3
o Williams / Lawrence (UTRGV) defeated Leuenberger / A. Brewer (ORU) 6-3
SINGLES (Saturday):
Te Williams (UTRGV) defeated
Aaron Brewer (ORU) 3-6, 6-3, default
Ben McDonald (ACU) defeated
Eli Brewer (ORU) 6-3, 3-6, 7-6
Ignacio Vinas (ORU) defeated Justin Braverman (Baylor) 6-4, 6-4
Emilien Burnel (UTRGV) defeated
Gustavo Pinho (ORU) 6-7, 7-6, 7-5
Ezequiel Monferrer (ORU) defeated Arnau Miralles (UIW) 6-2, 6-2
Kevin Leuenberger (ORU) defeated Nicolas Dominguez (OLLU) 6-1, 2-6, 6-4
SINGLES (Sunday):
Jackson Armistead (Miami) defeated
Gustavo Pinho (ORU) 6-2, 6-2
Ignacio Vinas (ORU) defeated Solano Caffarena (UTA) 6-7, 6-2, 7-6
Ezequiel Monferrer (ORU) defeated Andoni Garmendia (UIW) 6-3, 3-6, 7-6
Enzo Frequelin (OLLU) defeated
Aaron Brewer (ORU) 5-3 retire
Kevin Leuenberger (ORU) defeated Eli Susser (SMU) 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
Jose Maria Rastrojo (ACU) defeated
Eli Brewer (ORU) 7-6, 6-1
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