| March 7, 2005
Contact: Rick Nixon (210) 458-4551 UTSA opens conference play with 6-1 win at Texas-Pan American Box Score
MCALLEN, Texas - The UTSA men's tennis team opened Southland Conference play with a 6-1 decision over the Texas-Pan American Broncs on Sunday, in a match moved inside at the Summit Sport Club in McAllen because of rainy conditions.
UTSA, which improved to 5-1 overall and 1-0 in conference play, opened the match by winning all three doubles matches as Jonas Hoglund and Hetori Chaves prevailed 8-6 at No. 1 over UTPA's Jeremy Salvo and Rehman Esmail. At No. 2, UTSA's Adam Becker and Anthony Portois won 8-4 over Oliver Steil and Gary Bianco. While at No. 3, Dennis Andrade and Nate Avila also scored an 8-4 win over Pierre Cantu and Nik Porter.
In singles play, the Roadrunners won five of the six matches with wins in the No. 2 through No. 6 slots. Anthony Portois scored a 6-3, 6-4 win over Salvo at No. 2. Hoglund defeated Porter at No. 3 by a 7-6, 6-1 count. Chaves won a hard-fought 3-6, 6-4, 10-3 decision over Steil at No. 4. Joe Michael Olfindo improved to 6-0 in spring singles with a 7-6, 6-2 decision over Esmail. While Avila was nearly perfect in a 6-0, 6-0 win over Cantu at No. 6.
The Roadrunners will return to action this week by hosting Saint Joseph's of Indiana on Tuesday, March 8 at 11 a.m. at the UTSA Tennis Center. UTSA will return to the road this weekend with matches at Tennessee-Chattanooga on March 11, East Tennessee State on March 12 and Belmont on March 13.
Final Score
UTSA 6 - Texas-Pan American 1
March 6, 2005
Singles:
1. Gary Bianco, UTPA def. Dennis Andrade, UTSA 7-6, 3-6, 6-2
2. Anthony Portois, UTSA def. Jeremy Salvo, UTPA 6-3, 6-4
3. Jonas Hoglund, UTSA def. Nik Porter, UTPA 7-6, 6-1
4. Hetori Chaves, UTSA def. Oliver Steil, UTPA 3-6, 6-4, 10-3
5. Joe Michael Olfindo, UTSA def. Rehman Esmail, UTPA 7-6, 6-2
6. Nate Avila, UTSA def. Pierre Cantu, UTPA 6-0, 6-0
Doubles:
1. Hoglund/Chaves, UTSA def. Salvo/Esmail, UTPA 8-6
2. Adam Becker/Portois, UTSA def. Steil/Bianco, UTPA 8-4
3. Andrade/Avila, UTSA def. Cantu/Porter, UTPA 8-4
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