NORMAN, Okla. – UT Arlington men's tennis wrapped up its weekend road trip Sunday, dropping its bout with the New Mexico Lobos 6-1. The Mavericks (0-5) will get a three-day reprieve before their first home match of the season.

UTA's Court 1 duo of Axel Delva and Yazid Lahjomri won a hard-fought match in a tiebreaker against New Mexico's Jan Skerbatis and Tyler Waddock, but the Lobos (3-5) narrowly won the Court 2 bout 7-5. UTA did not have a team for Court 3 and therefore had to forfeit the match and the doubles point to New Mexico.

In singles action, UTA also had to forfeit the Court 6 match without a player available. Novak Ivanovic won his second team singles point of the spring, defeating Skerbatis by retirement in the second set. 

The Mavericks had a pair of close calls elsewhere in singles action. Delva won the first set of his Court 4 tilt against Waddock 6-4, but dropped the next two sets 6-2, 6-4. Saul Berdullas Calvino pushed New Mexico's Phillip Bosin to the limit in their Court 2 bout, but came up just short in a 7-6 (7-2), 7-5 heartbreaker.

UTA is back in action against the Abilene Christian Wildcats at 1 p.m. Thursday at the UTA Tennis Center.

UNM 6, UTA 1
Singles

1. Dario Ciobotaru (NM) def. Yazid Lahjomri (UTA) 6-3, 6-3 
2. Philip Bosin (NM) def. Saul Berdullas Calvino (UTA) 7-6 (7- 2), 7-5 
3. Alberto Perez (NM) def. Ellison Minnaar (UTA) 6-2, 6-4 
4. Tyler Waddock (NM) def. Axel Delva (UTA) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 
5. Novak Ivanovic (UTA) def. Jan Skerbatis (NM) by retirement 3-6, 4-3 
6. Connor Dils (NM) def. No player (UTA) by forfeit 

Order of Finish: 6, 5, 1, 3, 4, 2
Doubles

1. Axel Delva / Yazid Lahjomri (UTA) def. Jan Skerbatis / Tyler Waddock (NM) 7-6 (7-5)
2. Dario Ciobotaru / Philip Bosin (NM) def. Saul Berdullas Calvino / Ellison Minnaar (UTA) 7-5
3. Alberto Perez / Connor Dils (NM) def. No player / No player (UTA) by forfeit 

Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3

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