For Immediate Release: September 21, 2001
Contact: Dave Geringer, UTPA Director of Athletic Media Relations (956) 381-2240

MANGLESCHOTS ADVANCES TO CONSOLATION FINALS AT LAMAR

BEAUMONT, TX – Tom Mangleschots of the University of Texas-Pan American men’s tennis team advanced to the consolation championship in the flight B singles competition on the second day of action at the Brentwood Intercollegiate Tournament at Lamar University here Saturday.

Mangleschots defeated Thatcher Cribbs of Lamar, 6-0, 6-2, and Juan Pablo Alatorre of the host Cardinals, 6-2, 6-4, to advance to the consolation finals. He will face Dennis Andrade of Texas-San Antonio in the consolation championship match Sunday.

Philip Koziell of the Broncs lost Saturday in flight B singles, falling to UTSA’s Brett Veale, 6-2, 6-4. In flight C singles action, UTPA’s Jeremy Salvo fell to James Young of Texas-Arlington, 6-2, 6-1.

In the flight A doubles competition, Koziell and Salvo defeated Ricardo Almeida and Tom Macquet of UTSA, 9-7, then lost to Texas-Arlington’s David Corrie and Alan Goldshuv, 8-5. Kareem Abdullah and Matt Gower of the Broncs lost to Eric Subirats and Milos Vasovic of Southeastern Louisiana, 8-2, then fell to UTA’s Javier Carrillo and Tom Zarzecny, 8-3. In flight B doubles, Neil Barraclough and Brandon Meiners defeated Christian Oliver and Juan Pablo Alatorre of Lamar, 8-2, then lost to Paul Birkett and Matt Tate of Southeastern Louisiana, 8-5.

The tournament concludes Sunday.

UTPA RESULTS

Flight B Singles-Philip Koziell lost to Brett Veale, UTSA. 6-2, 6-4

Flight C Singles (Consolation)-Tom Mangleschots defeated Thatcher Cribbs, Lamar, 6-0, 6-2; defeated Juan Pablo Alatorre, Lamar, 6-2, 6-4     

Flight A Doubles-Kareem Abdullah and Matt Gower lost to Eric Subirats and Milos Vasovic, SLU, 8-2; lost to Javier Carrillo and Tim Zarzecny, UTA, 8-3

Flight A Doubles-Philip Koziell and Jeremy Salvo defeated Ricardo Almeida and Tom Macquet, UTSA, 9-7; lost to David Corrie and Alan Goldshuv, UTA, 8-5

Flight B Doubles-Neil Barraclough and Brandon Meiners defeated Christian Oliver and Juan Pablo Alatorre of Lamar, 8-2; lost to Paul Birkett and Matt Tate, SLU, 8-5                                            

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