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Chetan Panditi

Men's Tennis

Men's Tennis Drops Match to UT-Arlington

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EDINBURG, Texas – The University of Texas-Pan American Broncs men's tennis team fell to the University of Texas at Arlington Mavericks 6-1 on Monday at Orville Cox Tennis Center.
 
The Mavericks (8-11, 2-2 SLC) jumped to an early 1-0 lead by sweeping through doubles.
 
The Broncs (7-9, 1-3 SLC) started off singles on a good note, as Chetan Panditi blew by Nicolas Moreno 6-0, 6-3 on court four, but the Mavericks took the matches on courts one, two and three in straight sets to clinch the victory.
 
Victor Alves played a close match at the No. 5 position, dropping the second set 7-6 after losing the tiebreaker. Sebastien Job came back from a one-set deficit to force a third set, but ultimately fell 6-4, 4-6, 7-6.
 
The Broncs close the regular season against Southland Conference opponent Lamar at the Orville Cox Tennis Center on Sunday at 10:00 a.m.
 
The University of Texas-Pan American Department of Intercollegiate Athletics competes at the NCAA Division I classification. UTPA, formerly known as Pan American College and Pan American University, is a part of the University of Texas System of Schools. The Broncs compete in 14 varsity sports; men's and women's basketball, golf, tennis, track and field, and cross country, along with women's volleyball and men's baseball. In 1963, then known as Pan American College, the Broncs men's basketball program won the NAIA National Championship with a 73-62 victory over Western Carolina. In 2008 UTPA joined the new all-sports division of the Great West Conference.
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