BELTON, TX – The University of St. Thomas Men's Tennis team closed out the third and final day of the Crusader Invitational with several competitive matches across singles and doubles draws.

In Line C singles, Raja Pandya earned third place after defeating his opponent from Southwestern.

Line E featured Wilson Salazar in the championship match of his draw. Despite a hard-fought effort, he fell to UMHB 6-3, 7-5 to finish runner-up.

In Line F, teammates Gavin Simpson and Ricardo Moolchan squared off for third place, with Moolchan edging out a close battle 6-4, 3-6, 10-8.

Line G saw Michael Haranczyk advance to the finals before dropping a tight three-setter to Concordia 6-2, 4-6, 10-4.

In Line N, Ruben Reyes highlighted the day with a dramatic victory in the consolation finals, defeating LeTourneau 6-3, 2-6, 11-9.

In doubles, Pandya and Haranczyk finished as runners-up in the Line D consolation bracket after falling to McMurry 8-5. Meanwhile, Moolchan and Reyes came up short in the Line E consolation final against Concordia, 8-3.

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The Celts leave Belton with multiple standout performances and will now prepare for the upcoming ITA Regional Tournament.