Men's Tennis Finishes Play at Texas Tamale Invitational

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Men's Tennis Finishes Play at Texas Tamale Invitational

Sep 30, 2018 | Men's Tennis

HOUSTON - The Tulane men's tennis team finished its weekend at the Texas Tamale Invitational hosted by Rice University on Sunday, as senior Eric Wagner and junior Dane Esses suffered setbacks in their final respective matches.

Esses, who battled his way to three-straight wins in the top singles draw during the first two days of action, grittily won the first set of his championship match against Texas' Chih Chi Huang, 7-5. Huang responded with a 7-5 second-set triumph however, before taking the third, 6-3, to notch the victory.

In the 'B' draw consolation final, Wagner met Dencer's Iggy Castelino, who earned an early break to take the first set, 6-4. Wagner could not counter in the second set, falling, 6-2, to notch runner-up status in the back draw.

The Green Wave begin the qualifying rounds at the Saint Francis Health ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, Okla., on Monday, October 1.

Singles competition
Day One
A16 Dane Esses (Tulane) def. Matheus Leite (TTU) 1-6, 6-3, 6-2
B16 Kacper Dworak (ULL) def. Eric Wagner (Tulane) 6-2, 7-6 (7-2)
AQF Dane Esses (Tulane) def. William Mottet (TAMCC) 1-6, 6-3, 6-3
BCQF Eric Wagner (Tulane) def. Taqel Lewis (PVAM) 6-3, 6-1
Day Two
ASF Dane Esses (Tulane) def. Karol Paluch (RICE) 7-6 (8-6), 6-2
BCSF Eric Wagner (Tulane) def. Nestor Giribet (NICH) 6-2, 6-1
Day Three
AF Chih Chi Huang (TEXAS) def. Dane Esses (Tulane) 5-7, 7-5, 6-3
BCF Iggy Castelino (DEN) def. Eric Wagner (Tulane) 6-4, 6-2

Doubles competition
Day One
QF Dane Esses/Eric Wagner (Tulane) def. Evans/Mortier (UIW) 7-6 (7-5)
Day Two
SF Dane Esses/Eric Wagner (Tulane) def. Tobias Lentz/Nestor Giribet (NICH) 6-4
F Mottet/Rodrigues-Lopez (TAMCC) def. Dane Esses/Eric Wagner (Tulane) 6-3