Mavericks Down Colonels 6-1
4/16/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
April 16, 2010
Arlington, Texas - The UT Arlington Mavericks recorded their second conference win of the season Friday afternoon over Nicholls State at the UTA Tennis Center. The Mavs picked up a 6-1 win and improved their overall record to 7-11 and 2-1 in league action.
Up next for the Mavs is a non-conference meeting with Air Force tomorrow at 10 a.m. at the UTA Tennis Courts.
The Mavs dominated the Colonels on their home court earning the doubles point and winning five of six singles matches.
Dmitry Minkin and Mindaugas Celedinas handled their business in the top doubles spot, earning an 8-5 win over Radu Ionescu and Vlad Popa while Brieuc Hamon and Yauheni Yakauleu picked up an 8-4 victory in the No. 2 spot.
In the No.3 position, Gonzalo Bienzobas and Adam Srkala earned an 8-5 win against Phenyo Matong and Roy Knight.
After securing the doubles point, the Mavs took their confidence into singles play where they won the match with ease.
The Mavericks recorded wins in the No.1, 2 4, 5 and 6 positions. Hamon was the only Maverick to suffer a loss in the No. 3 spot. Hamon fell 6-0, 3-6 and 6-5 to Kozionov.
Minkin earned a 6-2, 1-6 and 10-6 victory over Ionescu in the No. 1 position while Celedinas notched a 6-0, 6-2 win against Matong in the No. 2 spot.
Yakauleu recorded a straight set win over Popa in the No. 4 position while David Subirats earned a 6-4, 6-2 victory against Knight in the No. 5 spot. Jason Lateko collected a 6-1, 6-3 over Razvan Cojocaru in the No. 6 spot.
