University of Texas Arlington
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Men, Women sweep UMBC at home
3/17/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
By Cassie Logan | @c4ssielogan
ARLINGTON, Texas - The UT Arlington men's and women's tennis teams both notched 4-0 sweeps over UMBC Thursday in Arlington.
Just two days after entering the Oracle/ITA Collegiate Tennis Rankings Division I at No. 49, the women's team improved to 9-2 and reached a 20-match winning streak at the UTA Tennis Center dating back to the beginning of the 2015 campaign. UMBC dropped to 3-7.
The men are 13-7 overall after grabbing their ninth victory of the year in Arlington. The Retrievers move to 4-11. The doubles pairing of Daniel Armengol and Jhonathan Gonzalez were ranked No. 61 in the nation on March. 8.
"It was a solid performance by by both teams and each played really good doubles," UT Arlington coach Diego Benitez said. "We faced tough matches in singles, but never let down the momentum and put points on the board."
Women's Tennis 4, UMBC 0
The Mavericks found their stride after falling to No. 52 TCU Monday, and quickly grasped the doubles point in two matches. The pairings of Elizabeth Thoms and Angeles de los Rios in the No. 1 position, and Jessica Birowski and Astrid Gehre at No. 2 both swept 6-0. Agustina Serio and Valeria Lopez trailed 2-5 before their match was suspended.
De los Rios, Birowski and Serio were first to complete the singles matchups that clinched the overall win. De los Rios improved to 8-0 with the 6-4, 6-1 decision in the No. 2 spot. Serio earned her seventh singles victory 6-1, 6-2 as the Mavs' No. 4. Birowksi picked up a 6-1, 6-1 win as the No. 3 to move to 6-4 on the season.
Thoms, Gehre and Carla Cerdan Vives' matches were all left unfinished. The Mavericks will travel to Denton next for a match against North Texas 2 p.m. Wednesday.
Men's Tennis 4, UMBC 0
UTA recovered from a 5-2 loss against No. 39 Columbia on Tuesday and got back to work against UMBC. The Mavericks claimed the doubles point with wins from their No. 2 and 3 positions. Carlos Arbiza and Mauricio Del Rio earned their first win of the season 6-2, while Mario Muniesa and Guanarteme Nuez downed the retrievers 6-1 to improve to 10-4.
The No. 61 pair in Armengol and Gonzalez (12-2) led 3-2 before the match was unfinished.
Armengol is now 12-1 in singles play this year after a 6-0, 6-1 decision. The junior is 9-1 while playing in the fifth position. Del Rio recieved his first win of the season in two 6-1 sets. Nuez (10-8) netted his third victory as a No. 1 6-4, 6-2. The win is his third in the last four matchups.
The Mavericks continue the four-match homestand against Marquette 2 p.m. Monday at the UTA Tennis Center.
