EDINBURG, Texas – The University of Texas-Pan American Broncs men's tennis team (7-8, 1-2 SLC) faces Southland Conference opponent UT-Arlington (7-11, 1-2 SLC) on Monday at 11:00 a.m. at the Orville Cox Tennis Center.
 
Admission is free.
 
Home Sweet Home
 
The Broncs are in a stretch of five-straight home games to close the season after playing in 13-straight matches away from home to open it.
 
The Series
 
This is the 26^th meeting all-time between the Broncs and the Mavericks in a series dating back to 1983. The Broncs have seven wins in that time, with the most recent coming in 1993, by a score of 5-1.
 
The Broncs and Mavericks have played competitive matches the last two years, with the Mavericks taking all three matches 4-3. Last year's match took place in Arlington. The first loss in 2010 was at a neutral site in San Antonio while the second match was in Corpus Christi during the semifinals of the Southland Conference Tournament.
 
This is the Mavericks' first visit to Edinburg since 2008.
 
Last Time Out
 
The Broncs are coming off of a 5-2 loss to the four-time defending Southland Conference Champion Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders on Tuesday.
 
The Broncs took the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 2 and played competitive singles matches, but a tiebreaker at No. 1 and a three-set match at No. 5 didn't go the Broncs' way.
 
Sebastien Job won on court six 6-1, 7-5 to record the Broncs' lone singles point.
 
Scouting the Mavericks
 
The Mavericks have had six of their 18 matches decided by one point. They are 2-4 in matches with a final score of 4-3. After losing six-straight from February 14 through March 3, the Mavericks have been alternating wins and losses. They are coming off of a 4-3 win at UTSA. This match marks their final match of a stretch of six-straight away from home.
 
Common Opponents
 
The Broncs and Mavericks have had three common opponents this season:
 
Opponent                        UTPA Results                        UTA Result
SMU                                    L 7-0                                      L 4-3
UTSA                                  L 7-0                                     W 4-3
Nicholls State                    W 4-3                                    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 close the regular season against Southland Conference opponent Lamar at the Orville Cox Tennis Center on Sunday at 10:00 a.m.