Huskers Trample Over Texas-Pan American

Edinburg, Texas ? The No. 74 Nebraska men’s tennis team defeated Texas-Pan American 6-1 in Wednesday’s match at the OrvilleCoxTennisCenter.

 

The Huskers dominated in the doubles competition, sweeping the Bronc Busters at all three spots to win the doubles point.  It marked the first time the Huskers have earned the doubles point since Feb. 16 when they swept Creighton 7-0.

 

Rolling with the momentum into the singles competition, the Huskers nearly swept UTPA, losing only one singles match at the No. 2 spot.  All but one of Nebraska’s victories came in straight sets and its only loss was forced into three sets with a tiebreaker.

 

The two closest matches of the day were at the No. 1 and 2 spots in which No. 115 Adrian Szatmary defeated UTPA’s Ivan Avila.  Szatmary won his first set 6-2, but Avila came back in the second set to win 7-5.  With the match on the line, the two played a tiebreaker set which Szatmary defeated Avila 10-3 to win the match.

 

At No. 2 singles, a close match between senior James Clow and UTPA’s Gary Bianco quickly developed.  Clow started the match with a commanding 6-1 win in the first set, but the pressure set in when Bianco bounced back to defeat Clow in the second set, 6-2.  A hard-fought third set put Clow in a position to win, but ultimately Bianco overcame Clow defeating him 7-6 (8-6) in the third set to win the match.

 

The Huskers swept the Bronc Busters from the No. 3 to 6 spots with David Bendheim, Hendrik Stahmer, Renato Melo, and Mark Tate all earning victories for Nebraska in straight sets.

 

Following Wednesday's victory, the Huskers shift their attention to making final preparations before the start of Big 12 Conference play.  The Huskers open conference action on Friday, March 23, at 2 p.m. against No. 5 Baylor at the NebraskaTennisCenter.

 

 

Doubles  (NU 1, UTPA 0)

Navarro/Tate (NU) def. Bernstein/Lopez-Heredia (UTPA) 8-6

Bendheim/Szatmary (NU) def. Avila/Mohinta (UTPA) 9-7

Clow/Van Impe (NU) def. Bianco/Vij (UTPA) 8-4

 

Singles  (NU 5, UTPA 1)

No. 115 Adrian Szatmary (NU) def. Ivan Avila (UTPA) 6-2, 5-7, 1-0(10-3)

Gary Bianco (UTPA) def. James Clow (NU) 1-6, 6-2, 7-6(8-6)

David Bendheim (NU) def. Shashank Vij (UTPA) 6-2, 6-2

Hendrik Stahmer (NU) def. David Lopez-Heredia (UTPA) 6-0, 6-1

Renato Melo (NU) def. Brett Bernstein (UTPA) 6-2, 6-2

Mark Tate (NU) def. Nirvick Mohinta (UTPA) 6-3, 6-4

 

Final Score

Nebraska 6, Texas-Pan American 1