LUBBOCK — No. 70 Utah State scored its second 4-0 victory against UTSA this season in a neutral-site contest on Sunday at McLeod Tennis Center on the campus of Texas Tech.
The Aggies (8-4), who also downed the Roadrunners (1-6) by the same score last month at the ITA Kick-Off Weekend Norman (Okla.) Regional, took a 1-0 lead after grabbing the doubles point.
The duo of Christian Carrillo and Jake Rother gave the Roadrunners an early advantage in doubles with a 6-2 triumph at No. 3.
However, Utah State claimed a 6-3 win on the second court and then the Aggies’ tandem of Luis Lopez and Romai Ugarte clinched the point with a narrow 7-6 (7-2) decision against Fabian Brand and Diogo Casa at the top spot.
Jack Swindells pushed the Utah State lead to 2-0 when he dispatched Carrillo at No. 3 with a 6-3, 6-1 sweep.
The Aggies pulled to within one point of securing the victory when Lopez downed Eric Buchalter, 6-3, 6-4, at No. 5.
Ugarte ended the contest with a 6-3, 6-4 triumph against Takeru Watanabe on court six.
The Roadrunners will return to action with three matches against Conference USA teams next weekend at the C-USA Pod in Houston. UTSA will face Southern Miss (6-4) at noon and UAB (4-3) at 5 p.m. on Saturday and then meet No. 49 Rice (9-1) at 3 p.m. the following day.
#70 Utah State 4, UTSA 0
Doubles
1. Luis Lopez/Romai Ugarte (USU) def. Fabian Brand/Diogo Casa (UTSA) 7-6 (7-2)
2. Jonas Maier/Jack Swindells (USU) def. Eric Buchalter/Joao Riquelme (UTSA) 6-3
3. Christian Carrillo/Jake Rother (UTSA) def. Jaime Barajas/Samuel Serrano (USU) 6-2
Singles
1. Diogo Casa (UTSA) vs. Jaime Barajas (USU) 3-6, 6-2, 3-2, unfinished
2. Jake Rother (UTSA) vs. Jonas Maier (USU) 6-7 (9-11), 1-5, unfinished
3. Jack Swindells (USU) def. Christian Carrillo (UTSA) 6-3, 6-1
4. Joao Riquelme (UTSA) vs. Samuel Serrano (USU) 6-2, 4-6, 0-1, unfinished
5. Luis Lopez (USU) def. Eric Buchalter (UTSA) 6-4, 6-3
6. Romai Ugarte (USU) def. Takeru Watanabe (UTSA) 6-3, 6-4
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (3,5,6)