April 2, 2006

EDINBURG, Texas - The Texas-Arlington men's tennis team won two Southland conference matches this weekend. They defeated Texas-San Antonio, 4-3, and also won at Texas-Pan American, 7-0.

Against Texas-San Antonio, the Mavericks (10-6, 5-0 SLC) started off slow, dropping the doubles point.

In singles play, Texas-Arlington senior Sandy Farquharson defeated Jonas Hoguland, 7-6, 6-0, at the number one position. Sophomore Alberto Agis bested Adam Becker, 6-3, 6-3, at the number four position, while senior Ian Vazquez beat Rubin Fernandez, 6-3, 6-3, at the number five position. Senior Niels Buksik defeated Hetori Chavez, 6-1, 6-1, at the number six position to take the match.

Against Texas-Pan American, the Mavericks won every singles match and two of the three doubles matches.

The Mavericks will be back in action April 15, when they face Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. First-serve is set for 2 p.m. at the UTA Tennis Center.

Tennis Match Results Texas-Arlington vs Texas-San Antonio Apr 01, 2006 at San Antonio, Texas

#72 Texas-Arlington 4, Texas-San Antonio 3

Singles competition 1. Sandy Farquharson (UTAM) def. Jonas Hoglund (UTSAM) 7-6, 6-0 2. Anthony Portois (UTSAM) def. Diego Mattar (UTAM) 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 3. Andre Moreira (UTSAM) def. Daniel Omana (UTAM) 6-4, 6-2 4. Alberto Agis (UTAM) def. Adam Becker (UTSAM) 6-3, 6-3 5. Ian Vazquez (UTAM) def. Rubin Fernandes (UTSAM) 6-3, 6-3 6. Neils Buksik (UTAM) def. Hetori Chaves (UTSAM) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles competition 1. Jonas Hoglund/Andre Moreira (UTSAM) def. Sandy Farquharson/Daniel Omana (UTAM) 8-2 2. Adam Becker/Rubin Fernandes (UTSAM) def. Neils Buksik/Diego Mattar (UTAM) 8-7 3. Anthony Portois/Hetori Chaves (UTSAM) def. Manuel Gonzalez/Javier Herrera (UTAM) 8-5

Match Notes: Texas-Arlington 9-6, 4-0 SLC; National ranking #72

Tennis Match Results Texas-Arlington vs Texas-Pan American Apr 02, 2006 at Edinburg, Texas

#72 Texas-Arlington 7, Texas-Pan American 0

Singles competition 1. Sandy Farquharson (UTAM) def. Nik Porter (UTPAM) 6-2, 6-3 2. Diego Mattar (UTAM) def. Oliver Steil (UTPAM) 6-2, 6-2 3. Javier Herrera (UTAM) def. Rehman Esmail (UTPAM) 6-3, 6-2 4. Alberto Agis (UTAM) def. Enrique Montemayor (UTPAM) 6-0, 6-0 5. Ian Vazquez (UTAM) def. Andrew Bost (UTPAM) 6-2, 6-4 6. Neils Buksik (UTAM) def. Danny Farias (UTPAM) 6-2, 6-0

Doubles competition 1. Oliver Steil/Rehman Esmail (UTPAM) def. Sandy Farquharson/Daniel Omana (UTAM) 8-6 2. Neils Buksik/Diego Mattar (UTAM) def. Nik Porter/Andrew Bost (UTPAM) 8-4 3. Manuel Gonzalez/Javier Herrera (UTAM) def. Enrique Montemayor/Danny Farias (UTPAM) 8-0

Match Notes: Texas-Arlington 10-6, 5-0 SLC; National ranking #72