| March 19, 2005
Contact: Rick Nixon (210) 458-4551 UTSA Men's Tennis scores 5-2 home win over Lamar Box Score
SAN ANTONIO – The UTSA Roadrunners grabbed four singles victories and the doubles point en route to a 5-2 Southland Conference victory over the Lamar Cardinals on Saturday afternoon at the UTSA Tennis Center.
UTSA, which improved to 9-2 overall and 2-0 in conference play, won the doubles point as Ricardo Almeida and Dennis Andrade combined for an 8-3 win at No. 1 over Lamar's Dean Clower and Ignacio Melus, while Jonas Hoglund and Adam Becker defeated Christian Olivier and David Wanja by an 8-1 count at No. 3.
The Roadrunners clinched the match in singles as Andrade scored a 6-4, 6-4 win at No. 2 over Emilio Kirby; Hoglund won 6-1, 6-1 over Emmanuel Olivier at No. 4; Joe Michael Olfindo scored a 6-4, 7-5 over Clower at No. 5; and Hetori Chaves prevailed 7-6, 6-1 at No. 6 over Christian Olivier. With the win, Chaves is now 9-1 in singles play this spring, while Olfindo improved to 9-2.
Lamar fell to 8-6 overall and 1-2 in SLC play.
UTSA will return to action on March 21 with a non-conference home match against New Mexico State that begins at 11 a.m. at the UTSA Tennis Center.
UTSA 5, Lamar 2
Singles
1. Juan Pablo Alatorre, LU def. Anthony Portois, UTSA - 7-5, 7-5
2. Dennis Andrade, UTSA def. Emilio Kirby, LU – 6-4, 6-4
3. Ignacio Melus, LU def. Ricardo Almeida, UTSA – 1-6, 6-1, 7-5
4. Jonas Hoglund, UTSA def. Emmanuel Olivier, LU - 6-1, 6-1
5. Joe Michael Olfindo, UTSA def. Dean Clower, LU – 6-4, 7-5
6. Hetori Chaves, UTSA def. Christian Olivier, LU – 7-6, 6-1
Doubles
1. Almeida/Andrade, UTSA def. Clower/Melus, LU - 8-3
2. Kirby/Alatorre, LU def. Chaves/Portois, UTSA - 9-7
3. Hoglund/Adam Becker, UTSA def. C. Olivier/David Wanja, LU - 8-1
Records: UTSA 9-2 / 2-0; Lamar 8-6 / 1-2
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