EDINBURG – The University of Texas-Pan American Broncs men's tennis team snapped a seven-match losing streak with a 4-0 win over the University of Missouri-Kansas City Kangaroos on Sunday at the Orville Cox Tennis Center.
 
The Broncs (3-9) jumped out to the early lead with a pair of doubles victories. Mauricio Fosado and Juan Cruz Soria defeated the Kangaroos' (3-9) team of Andrey Smirnov and Daniel De Zamacona 8-4 at doubles No. 3. Alejandro Sanoja and Sebastien Job then clinched the doubles point with an 8-4 victory over Vinh Pham and Conner Edwards at No. 2 doubles.
 
In singles, Job kept the momentum going for the Broncs with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Smirnov at No. 3 singles. Sanoja followed with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Edwards at No. 6 singles and then Soria clinched the match for the Broncs as he beat Mike Psarros 6-2, 6-3 at No. 1 singles.
 
The rest of the singles matches went unfinished once the match was clinched.
 
The Broncs have some time off before they hit the road to face Nicholls State at 2 p.m. on March 14.
 
Complete Results:
Doubles (3,2,1)
1. Mike Psarros/Tomas Patino (UMKC) def. Ricardo Hopker/Chetan Panditi (UTPA) 7-5
2. Alejandro Sanoja/Sebastien Job (UTPA) def. Vinh Pham/Conner Edwards (UMKC) 8-4
3. Mauricio Fosado/Juan Cruz Soria (UTPA) def. Andrey Smirnov/Daniel De Zamacona (UMKC) 8-4
 
Singles (3,6,1)           
1. Juan Cruz Soria (UTPA) def. Mike Psarros (UMKC) 6-2, 6-3
2. Chetan Panditi (UTPA) vs. Tomas Patino (UMKC) 6-1, 5-4 unfinished
3. Sebastien Job (UTPA) def. Andrey Smirnov (UMKC) 6-2, 6-1
4. Mauricio Fosado (UTPA) vs. Vinh Pham (UMKC) 2-6, 6-2, 2-1 unfinished
5. Ricardo Hopker (UTPA) vs. Uldis Gaismins (UMKC) 6-4, 2-3 unfinished
6. Alejandro Sanoja (UTPA) def. Conner Edwards (UMKC) 6-1, 6-1

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