TYLER, Texas—The University of Texas at Tyler Men's Tennis (2-8) fell to NCAA Division II No. 16 Midwestern State University (9-1) Tuesday afternoon in their return to the Summers Tennis Center.
 
In doubles play, two Patriots teams fell just shy at numbers-two and three. Junior Daniel Rodriguez (San Luis Potosi, Mexico) and sophomore Jose Currea (Bogota, Columbia) fell, 6-4, at number-two while junior Ford Cunningham (League City, Texas) and sophomore Connor Cooper (Tyler, Texas) dropped their match at number-three by the same score.
 
Junior Gabriel Hidalgo (Barquisimento, Venezuela) was the lone Patriots to win a set in the teams' singles lineup. At number-three, he won the first set, 6-4, before dropping the next two and the match. Facing the fifth ranked player in the NCAA Division II, senior Michael Apple (Memphis, Tennessee) lost both sets at number-one, 6-3.
 
The Patriots will be back in action on Sunday when they travel to Clarksville, Arkansas for a 1 p.m. matchup with the University of the Ozarks.