PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas – The University of Texas-Pan American Broncs men's tennis team opens up a three-game road trip on Thursday at 2:00 p.m. against the Prairie View A&M University Panthers at the Prairie View Tennis Courts.
 
The Series
 
The Broncs (0-1) are 8-0 all-time against the Panthers (0-2) in a series that dates back to 1986. The Broncs and Panthers last met in 2008, a 6-0 victory for the Broncs.
 
All-Time Results
1986 W 9-0
1987 W 9-0
1989 W 9-0
2004 W 4-0
2005 W 7-0
2006 W 4-3
2007 W 5-2
2008 W 6-0
 
Last Time Out
 
The Broncs are coming off of a 7-0 loss at Southern Methodist University.
 
After dropping his first set in singles 4-6, Chetan Panditi won his second set 6-4 to force a third set before falling to Pablo Perez-Esnaloa 10-7 in the third set. Harlingen-native Beau Bernstein played competitively, falling 6-4, 7-5 to Gaston Cuadranti in the #1 spot.
 
In doubles, Bernstein and Panditi fell to Tobais Flood and Joseph Hattrup 8-7 after losing the tiebreaker 7-3.
 
Scouting the Panthers
 
The Panthers are coming off of a 7-0 home loss to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette on January 22. Their #1 player in singles, Ronald Chidzikwe, was able to force a tiebreaker against Carlin Murray, after winning the second set 7-6.
 
The Panthers opened their season with a 7-0 loss at #39 Rice on January 14.
 
Local Flavor
 
The Broncs have a Rio Grande Valley native on the squad. Freshman Shane Kyral is from Harlingen and attended Harlingen South High School.
 
The Panthers have a pair of Rio Grande Valley natives on their team as well. Senior Ramon Lozano is from Mission and sophomore David Aldaz is from McAllen.
 
Next Up
 
The Broncs face Bethany College on Friday at 10:00 a.m. at the Prairie View Tennis Courts.