CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Leo Menezes clinched the victory with a straight-sets win at number five singles as the fifth seed Charlotte 49ers (13-11) defeated the fourth seed UTSA Roadrunners (13-8), 4-3, in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA Championship at the Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex. The win was the 49ers' first conference tournament victory since defeating Middle Tennessee, 4-2, in the quarterfinals of the 2015 Conference USA Championship.
"It was a great match, another nail-biter at Halton-Wagner," Charlotte coach Kyle Bailey said. "Our seniors once again stepped up. This is what it has been about down the stretch, these guys exhausting the tank and putting it on the line.