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Shane Kyral

Men's Tennis

Men's Tennis Faces #16 Bethany College Friday

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas – The University of Texas-Pan American Broncs men's tennis team continues this three-game road trip on Friday at 10:00 a.m. against the Bethany College Swedes, who are ranked #16 in the NAIA, at the Prairie View Tennis Complex.
 
The Series
 
The Broncs (1-1) are 2-0 all-time against the Swedes (1-0), with both victories coming 9-0 in 1990.
 
Last Time Out
 
The Broncs are coming off of a 7-0 win at Prairie View A&M University. The Broncs took three of the six singles matches in straight sets, with only one set requiring a tiebreaker. The Broncs breezed through doubles as well, including an 8-0 shutout by Beau Bernstein and Chetan Panditi in the #1 spot. Bernstein won his singles match 6-1, 6-1 while Panditi won 6-3, 6-3.
 
Scouting the Swedes
 
The Swedes are coming off of a 9-0 win at Dallas Baptist University on Thursday.
 
The Swedes are led by Marcelo Alecio, who is ranked #45 in the nation in singles and #10 in doubles along with teammate Kane Olsen.
 
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.
 
Next Up
 
The Broncs visit St. Mary's University on Saturday at 12:00 p.m.
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