Mustangs Fall, 4-3, to Temple in AAC Tournament

Thursday, April 19

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SMU

Temple

Apr 19 | Men's Tennis

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DALLAS (SMU) – The SMU Men's Tennis team fell just short of quarterfinal berth in the American Athletic Conference Championships by falling 4-3 to No. 9 Temple Thursday at the Crum Tennis Courts on the SMU campus.

The Mustangs rallied to claim the doubles point for the 13^th time this spring, earning wins from the top and bottom of the lineup. Jan-Simon Vrbsky and Tomas Vaise partnered for a 6-2 win at the top position. After the Owls claimed No. 2 doubles, Gardiner Perotti and Eladio Fabregas earned a 6-4 win at No. 3 to clinch the point.

In single splay, Vrbsky continued to impress with a straight set win at No. 2 (6-0, 6-3). However the Mustangs dropped matches at No. 6 and No. 3 to allow Temple to even the score at two apiece.

Roberto Rosales broke the tie with a close 6-3, 7-6 (4) win at No. 5, his 11^th of his freshman season. But SMU couldn't hold on, dropping No. 4 and No. 1 singles to surrender the match.

SMU finishes the season with a 9-18 record, 0-6 in the American Athletic Conference.

No. 8 SMU 3, No. 9 Temple 4
Doubles (Order of finish: 1, 2)

1. Tomas Vaise/Jan-Simon Vrbsky (SMU) def. Thomas Sevel/Alberto Cacares Casa (TEMPLE) 6-2

2. Mark Wallner/Juan Araoz (TEMPLE) def. Roberto Rosales/Charles Nettlefold (SMU) 6-4

3. Gardiner Perotti/Eladio Fabregas (SMU) def. Eric Biscoveanu/Francisco Bohorquez (TEMPLE) 6-4

Singles (Order of finish: 2, 6, 3, 5, 4, 1)

1. Thomas Sevel (TEMPLE) def. Tomas Vaise (SMU) 6-3, 4-6, 7-5

2. Jan-Simon Vrbsky (SMU) def. Alberto Cacares Casa (TEMPLE) 6-0, 6-3

3. Juan Araoz (TEMPLE) def. Charles Nettlefold (SMU) 6-0, 4-6, 6-2

4. Eric Biscoveanu (TEMPLE) def. Gardiner Perotti (SMU) 7-5, 7-6 (7-5)

5. Roberto Rosales (SMU) def. Francisco Bohorquez (TEMPLE) 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)

6. Mark Wallner (TEMPLE) def. Eladio Fabregas (SMU) 7-5, 6-2