SAN ANTONIO – The UTSA men’s tennis team (8-10) opens its final week of regular season action on Friday morning at the UTSA Tennis Center, welcoming Prairie View A&M (2-22) to San Antonio for a twinbill. The Roadrunners and Panthers will face off twice on Friday, with first serves set for 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Following the Action
Fans can follow along on live results for both matches for 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. UTSA will also host live streaming of the matches with the web address provided on the team schedule and X/Twitter @UTSAMT on match day.
About the Roadrunners
The Roadrunners split last weekend’s non-conference action against American Athletic Conference foes, finishing out the two-match set with a 4-3 victory over 69th-ranked Rice on their home courts in Houston. UTSA enters the final weekend of the regular season at 8-10 in the first season under Sasha Gozun. The Roadrunners are gunning for their fifth consecutive 10-win season.
Leading throughout the season, senior Danijal Muminovic and rookie Oskar Grzegorzewski each have a team-high eight wins on the year. Joining them at the top, 108th-ranked senior Tiago Torres holds an 8-4 record on the top court. In doubles play, it’s Torres and classmate Miguel Alonso lead the squad with a 4-2 record. Torres is fresh off garnering American Athletic Conference Player of the Week honors for a 3-0 week across doubles and singles against Charlotte and Rice.
About the Prairie View A&M Panthers
The Panthers come into San Antonio at 2-22 on the season under head men’s and women’s coach Duane Williams. PVAMU has collected wins over fellow SWAC members Mississippi Valley State and Southern, suffering 18 losses by sweep and riding a six-match skid. English sophomore Abdulraheem Isa has a pair of wins for the Panthers, while Xavier Peter-Gooding, Eduardo Nunez del Prado Flores and Takuma Walker each have a singles win. In doubles action, Isa and Peter-Gooding lead the squad with a 3-5 record.
The Roadrunners are 13-0 in the series that dates back to 2005. The last meeting between these teams came in 2019 with another doubleheader at home, 7-0 and 6-1. UTSA holds an 8-0 record when playing the Panthers in San Antonio.
Up Next
Sunday will be the regular season finale and the Roadrunners’ Senior Day for Muminovic, Alonso and Torres at the UTSA Tennis Center. UTSA will host Western Athletic Conference foe Grand Canyon on April 13 at 12 p.m. The American Athletic Conference Championships follow in Memphis from April 17-20 at the Tigers’ Leftwich Tennis Center.
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