Thibodaux, Louisiana – The University of Texas-Pan American Broncs men's tennis team (5-5, 0-1 SLC) plays their sixth match in as many days when they face Southland Conference opponent Nicholls State University Colonels (5-5, 1-0 SLC) on Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. at the Colonel Tennis Complex.
 
The Series
 
The Broncs are 5-3 all-time against the Colonels in a series that dates back to 2005. The Broncs won last year's match, 4-3 at the Orville Cox Tennis Center.
 
Year by Year Results:
2005 – W 7-0
2006 – L 5-2
2007 – W 5-2
2008 – W 5-2
2009 – W 4-3
2009 – L 4-0 (SLC Tournament)
2010 – L 4-3
2011 – W 4-3
 
Last Time Out
 
The Broncs are coming off of a 2-2 rain-shortened tie at the University of New Orleans.
 
The Privateers swept through doubles as Hossam Meligy and Ricardo Campos defeated Beau Bernstein and Chetan Panditi in the #1 position 8-4 and Vinay Kamineni and Davaid Malmgren beat Ricardo Hopker and Sebastien Job 8-5 in the #2 position. With the point already decided, the third doubles match, which was tied at 7-7, was left unfinished.
 
In singles, Bernstein and Hopker won their matches in straight sets for the Broncs. Bernstein beat Campos 6-1, 6-0 in the #1 spot while Hopker defeated Kamineni 6-1, 6-3 in the #2 spot. Meligy beat Panditi 6-4, 7-5 in the #3 spot, but the other three singles matches were left unfinished due to rain.
 
Scouting the Colonels
 
The Colonels are on a two-match losing streak, and although they are 3-2 at home this season, they lost their most recent home match, 5-2 to USC-Upstate on March 6. The Colonels were ranked #71 in the nation before this current skid.
 
The Colonels are led in doubles by the pairing of Dmitry Kozionov and Shayann Vaezzadeh, who are 7-2, including a 7-1 mark in the #2 position. All other pairings have combined for a 9-12 record.
 
In singles, the Colonels have winning records in two positions, #2 (8-2) and #5 (6-3). Kozionov, who is 5-3 overall, is 4-1 in the #2 spot. Overall, the Colonels are 29-29 in singles.
 
Common Opponents
 
The Broncs and Colonels have had four common opponents this season. Here is a comparison of the results:
 
Opponent                                    UTPA            Nicholls State
UT-San Antonio (SLC)              L 7-0              W 4-3
Louisiana at Lafayette               L 6-0               L 6-1
Jackson State                            W 6-0              W 7-0
Florida A&M                                L 5-0               L 4-3
 
Local Flavor
 
The Broncs have a Rio Grande Valley-native on the squad. Freshman Shane Kyral is from Harlingen and was part of a Harlingen South High School team that was ranked #6 in the state, finishing as the regional runner up in the 5A school division.
 
Next Up
 
The Broncs complete this stretch of seven matches in seven days with their final road match of the regular season when they visit Prairie View A&M on Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. In their fist meeting, the Broncs won 7-0 on February 9.