Men’s Tennis Reaches Two Singles Semifinals To Start Islander Open – UTRGV Athletics

Marc Valldeperez October 28, 2023

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CORPUS CHRISTI – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros men’s tennis team advanced to two singles flight semifinals on the first day of competition at the Cooper Outdoor Advertising Islander Open at the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center.

Action continues Saturday starting at 9:45 a.m.

Freshman Ivo Isqueiro handily defeated Prairie View A&M’s Jaydn Boone 6-1, 6-0 in the opening round of Singles Flight C. Isqueiro will face Texas A&M-Corpus Christi’s Iannis Fernandes at 11 a.m. for a shot to reach the draw final.

Freshman Hasith Gummuluru picked up his first singles victory with a solid 6-3, 6-3 win over Lamar’s Jonah Smith in Singles Flight D. Up next for Gummuluru is Ian Freire from St. Mary’s at 11 a.m. in the draw semifinal.

Sophomore McAllen Memorial alum Agustin Salazar played tough but fell to Alvaro Soler from St. Mary’s in the first round of Singles Flight A. He’ll face PVAMU’s Diego Hatem Arias at 9:45 a.m. in the west semifinal.

In doubles, Isqueiro and Gummuluru fell 6-1 to Soler and Ryan Koth from St. Mary’s in the Flight A opening match. Salazar played with Smith and lost a battle, 7-6 (7:5), against Omari Dudley/Tafari Dudley from PVAMU. Isqueiro/Gummuluru will play PVAMU’s Abdulraheem Isa/Jaydn Boone and the duo of Salazar/Smith will face AMCC’s Iannis Fernandes/Nicolas Trebuchet, both at 9 a.m. in the west semifinal of their respective doubles draws.

UTRGV Results
Doubles
Flight A
Alvaro Soler/Ryan Koth (StMU) def. Ivo Isqueiro/Hasith Gummuluru (UTRGV) 6-1

Flight B
Omari Dudley/Tafari Dudley (PVAM) def. Agustin Salazar (UTRGV)/Jonah Smith (LU) 7-6 (7:5)

Singles
Flight A
Alvaro Soler (StMU) def. Agustin Salazar (UTRGV) 6-4, 6-3

Flight C
Ivo Isqueiro (UTRGV) def. Jaydn Boone (PVAM) 6-1, 6-0

Flight D
Hasith Gummuluru (UTRGV) def. Jonah Smith (LU) 6-3, 6-3

Saturday Schedule
Doubles
Flight A – West Semifinal
Ivo Isqueiro/Hasith Gummuluru (UTRGV) vs. Abdulraheem Isa/Jaydn Boone (PVAM), 9 a.m.

Flight B – West Semifinal
Agustin Salazar (UTRGV)/Jonah Smith (LU) vs. Iannis Fernandes/Nicolas Trebuchet (AMCC), 9 a.m.

Singles
Flight A – West Semifinal
Agustin Salazar (UTRGV) vs. Diego Hatem Arias (PVAM), 9:45 a.m.

Flight C Semifinal
Ivo Isqueiro (UTRGV) vs. Iannis Fernandes (AMCC), 11 a.m.

Flight D Semifinal
Hasith Gummuluru (UTRGV) vs. Ian Freire (StMU), 11 a.m.