March 18, 2003

ARLINGTON, Texas ...The University of Texas at Arlington's men's tennis team continued its unbeaten record in Southland Conference play with a 7-0 victory over Centenary College, an associate member of the conference in men's tennis. The victory improved UTA's overall record to 6-5 on the season, including a 3-0 mark in SLC action.

The Mavericks won all six singles matches in straight sets. UTA's No. 1 singles player, Nathan McGregor, defeated the Gents' Nathan Bridges 6-2, 6-0. David Corrie defeated Caleb Ashley 6-1, 6-3 in the second slot and Javier Carrillo beat Brian Roberts 6-1, 6-0. The Mavericks were just as successful in the bottom half of the order as they were in the top half. In the fourth position, Niels Buksik defeated Charlie Matter 6-1, 6-0, while Ian Vazquez defeated Josh Pinto 6-1, 6-1 at No. 5 and Alon Goldshuv stepped into the sixth position to defeat Arthur Okura 6-1, 6-2.

On the doubles courts, UTA's McGregor and Vazquez teamed to defeat Bridges and Roberts 8-2, Corrie and Buksik handed Ahsley and Pinto an 8-1 loss and Carrillo and Vazquez completed the sweep with an 8-2 victory over Matter and Kyle Khoury to give the Mavericks the doubles point.

UTA returns to action March 21 against Columbia at 11 a.m. at the UTA Tennis Center

Singles:
1. Nathan McGregor (UTA) def. Nathan Bridges (CC) 6-2, 6-0
2. David Corrie (UTA) def. Caleb Ashley (CC) 6-1, 6-3
3. Javier Carrillo (UTA) def. Brian Roberts (CC) 6-1, 6-0
4. Niels Buksik (UTA) def. Charlie Matter (CC) 6-1, 6-0
5. Ian Vazquez (UTA) def. Josh Pinto (CC) 6-1, 6-1
6. Alon Goldshuv (UTA) def. Arthur Okura (CC) 6-1, 6-2

Doubles:
1. McGregor/Vazquez (UTA) def. Bridges/Roberts (CC) 8-2
2. Corrie/Buksik (UTA) def. Ashley/Pinto (CC) 8-1
3. Carrillo/Goldshuv (UTA) def. Matter/Kyle Khoury (CC) 8-2