Complete Results

DALLAS, Texas – The University of Texas-Pan American Broncs men's tennis team fell 7-0 in the season opener at Southern Methodist University on Saturday at Bent Tree Country Club.
 
The Broncs were able to force tiebreakers in two match-ups. In the #1 doubles, Beau Bernstein and Chetan Panditi fell to Tobias Flood and Joseph Hattrup 8-7 after falling in the tiebreaker 7-3. In the #3 singles match, Panditi took the first set, 6-4, but fell to Pablo Perez-Esnaola 6-4 in the second set, setting up a tiebreaker that Panditi dropped 10-7.
 
Bernstein played Gaston Guandranti close in the #1 singles, falling 6-4, 7-5, and Shane Kyral fell in the #6 singles to Hattrup, 6-4, 6-3.
 
“Overall we competed very well and kept our composure on every court throughout the match. We need to work on our doubles play. This match gave me an opportunity to see areas in our singles play that needed to improve. We were up a break in the second set in 3 out of 6 matches. We let a 4-1 lead slip away in the first set of #4 singles, so we obviously need to work on closing out sets. But I think that will come as we get a few more matches under our belt. I'm really looking forward to getting to work on these areas on Monday,” Broncs head coach Paul Goode said.
 
The Broncs return to action on Sunday, February 5 at 2:00 p.m. when they visit Laredo Community College
 
The University of Texas-Pan American Department of Intercollegiate Athletics competes at the NCAA Division I classification. UTPA, formerly known as Pan American College and Pan American University, is a part of the University of Texas System of Schools. The Broncs compete in 14 varsity sports; men's and women's basketball, golf, tennis, track and field, and cross country, along with women's volleyball and men's baseball. In 1963, then known as Pan American College, the Broncs men's basketball program won the NAIA National Championship with a 73-62 victory over Western Carolina. In 2008 UTPA joined the new all-sports division of the Great West Conference.