ARLINGTON – The UT Arlington men's tennis team (2-0) will look to pick up their third consecutive sweep to open the season on Sunday when they host UTPB at the UTA Tennis Center at 2 p.m.
 
The Mavericks have yet to yield a single match, winning all 12 singles matches and five doubles matches.  Alan Sau Franco and Ricardo Alban have both gone 1-0 in the No. 1 slot, while Daichi Akiyoshi and Habib Stambouli have gone 2-0 in slots five and six. Sau Franco currently leads the Mavericks with 8 wins on the year, including doubles competition.
 
In singles play, Solano Caffarena and Ricardo Alban have gone 1-0 on court two.  Sau Franco and newcomer Maks Lukman have held down court two with a 2-0 record, while Miguel Cabrera and Daichi Akiyoshi have gone 2-0 on court three.
 
SCOUTING UTPB
This will be the first spring match for the Falcons after having two matches postponed this week. Last year, UTPB was 6-10 which included a 4-0 loss to UTA. The Mavericks are 3-0 against the Falcons all-time.
 
ON DECK
The Mavericks will hit the road for the first time this season, heading to Corpus Christi to take on the Islanders on Tuesday, Feb. 8.
 
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