Sophomore Pedro Zanotelli helped lead UTSA to its sixth straight win on Friday.
BEAUMONT — The UTSA men’s tennis team won its sixth consecutive match with a rain-shortened 5-0 victory against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Friday at the Lamar Tennis Facility.
The Roadrunners improved to 10-6 on the season, while the Golden Lions dropped to 5-4 overall.
UTSA swept all three doubles matches for the early 1-0 lead.
Senior Rodrigo Morgado and sophomore Pedro Zanotelli made quick work of Bruno Hurtado and Jorge Villacis, 8-1, at the top spot. Freshman Martin Ayala and junior Daniel Moreiras then secured the point when they came off the court with an 8-3 victory against Adres Rio Bueno and Tito Bonadonna. Freshman Tyler Brown and junior Max Stratmann collected their team-leading ninth doubles win of the season with an 8-6 triumph against Hugo Gomez and Eduardo Luque at No. 2.
The Roadrunners continued their dominance in singles action with wins in four of the contests.
Zanotelli dispatched of Rio Bueno with a pair of 6-1 wins at the No. 6 position, while Moreiras stretched the lead to three with his straight-sets victory at No. 4 (6-2, 6-1). Stratmann clinched the match for the Birds with his 6-1, 6-3 defeat of Huartado at No. 3.
UTSA returns to action at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Lamar.