Box Score RIO GRANDE VALLEY, Texas -- The University of North Dakota men's tennis team dropped a 4-3 decision at UTRGV on Friday night from the Orville Cox Tennis Center in Rio Grande Valley, Texas to close out a five-match road trip. 

UND battled in doubles play, with Ange-Kevin Koua and Victor Moreno Lozano evening two-man play up at 1-1 with a 6-4 win on the middle court, but the Vaqueros answered with a victory at the No. 3 spot to claim the doubles point and grab a 1-0 lead. 

After falling behind 2-0, the Fighting Hawks got on the board at the second position with a 6-2, 6-3 win from Leandro Zgraggen before Jayho Hong continued his strong week with a triumph at the No. 5 court by a 6-3, 6-4 score to cut the deficit to one once again at 3-2. 

The final two matches each went to a third set, Christos Alex earned the third point of the day for the visitors on the bottom court with a 7-6 (7-3), 1-6, 1-0 (10-8) win, but UTRGV claimed the match victory with a win at the No. 1 spot. 

North Dakota will return home for its final home match of the season against Omaha on Saturday, March 23 at 1:30 p.m. from Choice Health and Fitness. 

For more information on North Dakota men's tennis, follow on social media @UNDmtennis or visit FightingHawks.com. 

Doubles (3, 2, 1) 
1. Emilien Burnel/Ivo Isqueiro (UTRGV) def. Leandro Zgraggen/Jerell Yasin (UND) 7-5   
2. Ange-Kevin Koua/Victor Moreno Lozano (UND) def. Agustin Salazar/Santiago Serrano (UTRGV) 6-4 
3. Paolo Bonaguro/Will Roberts (UTRGV) def. Ethan Terry/Christo Alex (UND) 6-2 
 
Singles (3, 2, 4, 5, 1, 6)   
1. Emilien Burnel (UTRGV) def. Ange-Kevin Koua (UND) 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 
2. Leandro Zgraggen (UND) def. Agustin Salazar (UTRGV) 6-2, 6-3 
3. Ivo Isqueiro (UTRGV) def. Ethan Terry (UND) 6-3, 6-3  
4. Santiago Serrano (UTRGV) def. Jerall Yasin (UND) 6-2, 6-4 
5. Jayho Hong (UND) def. Paolo Bonaguro (UTRGV) 6-3, 6-4 
6. Christo Alex (UND) def. Will Roberts (UTRGV) 7-6 (7:3), 1-6, 1-0 (10:8)