Box Score ARLINGTON, Texas – Guanarteme Nuez picked up a win over the 11th-ranked player in the NCAA on Monday during the UT Arlington men's tennis team's 6-1 loss to No. 9 Columbia at the UTA Tennis Center.

In the No. 2 competition, Nuez picked up the win of the year for the Mavs. He took the first set 7-6 over No. 11 Jack Lin, but fell in set two 3-6. Nuez earned the win with a gutsy 10-8 set three win.
 
The doubles point came down to the wire.  After Miguel Cabrera and Alejandro Hayen fell 6-4 in the No. 3 competition, Nuez and Mauricio Rio defeating William Matheson and Adam Ambrozy 7-6 in the No. 1 doubles spot. Enrique Pardo and Eduard Simo led 6-5 in the No. 2 competition, but ultimately fell 7-6 as the Lions took the doubles point.
 
Columbia took four of their points in singles competition in straight sets, but Rio and Nuez fought tooth and nail against their ranked opponents. Rio took the first set 7-5 over the No. 76 Adam Ambrozy, but fell in sets two and three 6-2, 10-8.
  
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The Mavs will take on Corpus Christi tomorrow (March 19) at 2 p.m. at the UTA Tennis center.

Singles competition
1. #31 Victor Pham (CU) def. Enrique Pardo (UTA) 6-4, 6-2
2. Guanarteme Nuez (UTA) def. #11 Jack Lin (CU) 7-6, 3-6, 10-6
3. #76 Adam Ambrozy (CU) def. Mauricio Rio (UTA) 5-7, 6-2, 10-8
4. Alex Keyser (CU) def. Miguel Cabrera (UTA) 6-1, 6-0
5. Austen Huang (CU) def. Alejandro Hayen (UTA) 6-4, 7-5
6. Timothy Wang (CU) def. Eduard Simo (UTA) 6-3, 7-5

Doubles competition
1. Guanarteme Nuez/Mauricio Rio (UTA) def. William Matheson/Adam Ambrozy (CU) 7-6
2. Jack Lin/Austen Huang (CU) def. Enrique Pardo/Eduard Simo (UTA) 7-6
3. Victor Pham/Rian Pandole (CU) def. Miguel Cabrera/Alejandro Hayen (UTA) 6-4