Mustangs Sweep UTRGV In Saturday Afternoon Clash

Saturday, February 22

Dallas, Texas

12pm CT

SMU

UTRGV

Mustangs Sweep UTRGV In Saturday Afternoon Clash

Feb 22 | Men's Tennis

Box Score

Box Score

DALLAS (SMU) – SMU Men's Tennis swept UTRGV 7-0 at the Styslinger / Altec Tennis Complex on Saturday.

The Mustangs took the doubles point and never looked back, winning three straight singles matches to clinch the match and the remaining played-out singles matches.

Georgi Georgiev won his third consecutive singles match with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Ivo Isqueiro. He is undefeated in six straight matches without dropping a set and has a 10-1 record in singles.

With the win, the Mustangs improved to 8-6 in the season.

How it Went
SMU took a fast start as Vikas Deo and Xavier Calvelo won the first match of the day in doubles over Sam Whitehead and Will Robert (6-2).

The Vaqueros won the third line of doubles, but Maks Silagy and Georgiev were able to clinch the doubles point with a 7-5 win over Santiago Serrano and Loic Young.

Georgiev doubled the Mustangs' lead by defeating Ivo Isqueiro (6-3, 6-2) to earn his third consecutive singles win and remain undefeated in six consecutive matches.

Deo took the second singles point with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Isaac Smyth to make it a match point for the Mustangs.

Silagy clinched the match for the Mustangs by winning his singles match 6-3, 6-1.

The teams played out the remainder of the matches, and the Mustangs won all three remaining singles matches to win 7-0.

Doubles Scores
1. Georgi Georgiev / Maks Silagy def. Santiago Serrano / Loic Young (7-5)
2. Vikas Deo / Xavier Calvelo def. Sam Whitehead/Will Roberts (6-2)
3. Ivo Isqueiro/Eduardo Menezes def. Hughes Peus / Ofek Shimanov (6-3)
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1

Singles Scores
1. No. 94 Jerry Barton def. Sam Whitehead (6(6)-7, 6-3, 10-8)
2. No. 117 Georgi Georgiev def. Ivo Isqueiro (6-3, 6-2)
3. Ofek Shimanov def. Will Roberts (6-1, 6-4)
4. Maks Silagy def. Santiago Serrano (6-3, 6-1)
5. Vikas Deo def. Isaac Smyth (6-2, 6-1)
6. Xavier Calvelo def. Eduardo Menezes (6-2, 6-4)
Order of Finish: 2, 5, 4, 3, 6, 1

What's Next?
SMU will go against Texas A&M Corpus Christi at the Styslinger / Altec Tennis Complex on Feb. 25.