Box Score ARLINGTON, Texas - The UT Arlington men's tennis team (9-6, 0-1 SBC) fell in their Sun Belt opening match on Friday to Georgia State, 4-3.

The Panthers wrapped up doubles play by winning two of the three matches and securing the doubles point.  Mauricio Del Rio and Guanarteme Nuez won the No. 1 doubles competition, but the Mavs could get another win, falling in both two and three spots by a score of 7-5.

In singles play, the Mavs played well enough to pick up three wins.  Enrique Pardo continued his impressive performance in singles play, winning his 13th match of the year 6-4, 7-5.  Rio took the No. 3 slot in three sets, 6-1, 6-7, 6-4, while Eduard Simo earned the third point of the match for the Mavs with a 1-6, 7-6, 6-4 win in the No. 6 competition. Despite being the lone doubles winner, Nuez couldn't wrap up the match deciding point, losing a heartbreaker in three sets, 5-7, 7-6, 7-6.

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The Mavs will have a day off before returning to the UTA Tennis Center on Sunday for a 10 am match against Georgia Southern.

Singles competition
1. Enrique Pardo (UTA) def. Grinvalds,Roberts (GSU) 6-4, 7-5
2. Subladze,Vazha (GSU) def. Guanarteme Nuez (UTA) 5-7, 7-6, 7-6
3. Mauricio Rio (UTA) def. Showers,Bailey (GSU) 6-1, 6-7, 6-4
4. Coulaud,Quentin (GSU) def. Alejandro Hayen (UTA) 6-4, 6-3
5. Duarte,Andrei (GSU) def. Miguel Cabrera (UTA) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
6. Eduard Simo (UTA) def. Padilha,Diego (GSU) 1-6, 7-6, 6-4

Doubles competition
1. Mauricio Rio/Guanarteme Nuez (UTA) def. MacFarlane,Jack/Hussey,Giles (GSU) 6-3
2. Showers,Bailey/Coulaud,Quentin (GSU) def. Enrique Pardo/Eduard Simo (UTA) 7-5
3. Huynh,Kevin/Duarte,Andrei (GSU) def. Alejandro Hayen/Miguel Cabrera (UTA) 7-5