Box Score BOONE, N.C. - The UT Arlington men's tennis team (11-7, 2-2 SBC) ended their east coast trip with a clean sweep over the Appalachian State Mountaineers on Sunday morning, winning 4-0 in the Tar Heel state.
Miguel Cabrera and
Alejandro Hayen got the action started in doubles playing, defeating Alex Brea and Campbell Stone 6-3 in the No. 3 competition. Needing just one point to clinch the doubles victory,
Guanarteme Nuez and
Mauricio Rio took the No. 1 competition over Milo Bargeron and Alex Pavkovich, 6-3.
In singles action, the Mavs ended the match quickly, winning the first three competitions in straight sets.
Nuez, the defending Sun Belt Athlete of the Week, continued his hot hand with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Pavkovich in the No. 2 slot. Rio followed suit with a 7-6, 6-2 win over Zion Heaven in No. 3 singles before
Enrique Pardo took down Milo Bargeron in a highly contested 7-5, 7-6 victory in the No. 1 singles slot.
With the victory, the Mavericks sit at 11-7 on the season and are at .500 on the year in Sun Belt play at 2-2.
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UTA will stay on the road, but will be closer to home, taking on SMU in Dallas on Wednesday (April 3) at 5 p.m.
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Singles Competition
1. Enrique Pardo (UTA) def. Bargeron, Milo (APP) 7-5, 7-6 (11-9)
2. Guanarteme Nuez (UTA) def. Pavkovich, Alex (APP) 6-2, 6-2
3. Mauricio Rio (UTA) def. Heaven, Zion (APP) 7-6 (7-4), 6-2
4. Webster, Ben (APP) vs. Alejandro Hayen (UTA) 3-6, 2-1, unfinished
5. Viana, Afonso (APP) vs. Miguel Cabrera (UTA) 0-1, unfinished
6. Eduard Simo (UTA) vs. Stone, Campbell (APP) no result
Doubles Competition
1. Guanarteme Nuez/Mauricio Rio (UTA) def. Bargeron, Milo/Pavkovich, Alex (APP) 6-3
2. Webster, Ben/Heaven, Zion (APP) vs. Eduard Simo/Enrique Pardo (UTA) 3-4, unfinished
3. Miguel Cabrera/Alejandro Hayen (UTA) def. Brea, Alex/Stone, Campbell (APP) 6-3