PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas – The University of Texas-Pan American Broncs men's tennis team (6-5) completes this stretch of seven matches in seven days with their final road match of the regular season when they visit Prairie View A&M University (4-7) on Wednesday at 3:00 p.m.
The Series
The Broncs are 9-0 all-time against the Panthers in a series that dates back to 1986. The Broncs and Panthers last met on February 9, a 7-0 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
2012 W 7-0
Last Time Out
The Broncs are coming off of a 4-3 victory over Southland Conference opoonent Nicholls State University on Tuesday.
After the Colonels (5-6, 1-1 SLC) won doubles matches in the No. 1 and No. 3 positions, the two teams moved onto singles.
The Broncs (6-5-1, 1-1 SLC) picked up hard-fought wins in the No. 1, No. 2, No. 4 and No. 6 positions.
Beau Bernstein took his match against
Damjan Despotovski in the No. 1 spot 7-5, 6-2 while
Victor Alves won 6-4, 6-4 in the No. 6 spot against
Sidharth Sivakumar. It took the Broncs three sets to clinch the other two victories, with
Ricardo Hopker beating
Shayann Vaezzadeh 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the No. 2 spot and
Rolf Niederstrasser beating
Palash Tiwari 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 in the No. 4 spot.
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 first meeting, the Broncs won 7-0 on February 9.
Scouting the Panthers
The Panthers are 4-7 and winners of four-straight after a strong showing in the SWAC Round-Up. They beat Mississippi Valley State, Jackson State, Alabama State and Alabama A&M on February 24 and 25. The Panthers haven't played since then.
The Panthers are 0-5 at home this season.
Common Opponents
The Broncs and Panthers have had two common opponents this season. Here is a comparison of the results:
Opponent UTPA Nicholls State
Bethany College W 5-2 L 6-1
Louisiana at Lafayette L 6-0 L 7-0
Jackson State W 6-0 W 5-2
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 play their first of five-straight home matches leading up to the Southland Conference Tournament when they play the University of Maryland Baltimore County on March 23 at 1:00 p.m. at the Orville Cox Tennis Center.