BEAUMONT — Lamar downed the UTSA men's tennis team by a 4-0 count on Saturday afternoon at the Thompson Family Tennis Center.
The Cardinals (12-6) jumped out to a 1-0 advantage by claiming the doubles point against the Roadrunners (5-14).
Jeandre Hoogenboezem and Nikita Lis teamed up for a 6-1 victory against Fabian Brand and Igor Cantanhede at the No. 1 spot.
The UTSA duo of Juri Reckow and Patrick Poestinger were leading Juuso Laitinen and Logan Powell by a 5-3 score at No. 2, but the doubles point was awarded to the home side when Sebastian Santibanez and Benny Schweizer teamed up for a 6-2 triumph over Christian Carrillo and Takeru Watanabe at the third position.
In singles, Lamar won at the top three spots in the order en route to earning just its third win in 25 tries in the series.
Hoogenboezem gave the Cardinals a 2-0 lead when he posted a pair of 6-3 wins over Reckow at No. 2.
Santibanez defeated Axel Cronje by a 6-3, 6-1 margin at No. 3 to make it 3-0.
Lis then clinched the match with a 6-4, 6-3 win against Kai Breitbach at the top of the lineup.
The Roadrunners will return to action on Wednesday, March 29, when they will hit the road to face Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
Lamar 4, UTSA 0
Doubles
1. Hoogenboezem/Lis (LU) def. Brand/Cantanhede (UTSA) 6-1
2. Reckow/Poestinger (UTSA) vs. Laitinen/Powell (LU) 5-3, unfinished
3. Santibanez/Schweizer (LU) def. Carrillo/Watanabe (UTSA) 6-2
Singles
1. Nikita Lis (LU) def. Kai Breitbach (UTSA) 6-4, 6-3
2. Jeandre Hoogenboezem (LU) def. Juri Reckow (UTSA) 6-3, 6-3
3. Sebastian Santibanez (LU) def. Axel Cronje (UTSA) 6-3, 6-1
4. Juuso Laitinen (LU) vs. Patrick Poestinger (UTSA) 4-6, 6-3, 1-1, unfinished
5. Benny Schweizer (LU) vs. Takeru Watanabe (UTSA) 6-2, 1-1, unfinished
6. Logan Powell (LU) vs. Igor Cantanhede (UTSA) 1-6, 6-4, 3-3, unfinished
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (2,3,1)
