Match Info	Opponent Info
St. Mary's vs. UT Tyler StMU: 6-9, 3-5 LSC | UTT: 16-5, 6-2 LSC Apr. 24 | 3:30 p.m. Arlington Tennis Center Arlington, Texas		SCHEDULE	ROSTER

LAST TIME OUT
 
UT Tyler men's tennis last played an official match back on April 16, where they took down DBU on the road by a score of 7-0. The Patriots looked dominant in the match, sweeping doubles and then winning every singles match in straight sets with only one total set going to a tiebreaker.
 
THE LSC TOURNAMENT
 
The eight team field will battle it out at the LSC Tournament in Arlington, Texas this weekend. Thursday will feature all four quarterfinal matches with two at noon and two at 3:30. Friday's semifinals will take place at 1 p.m., and Saturday's championship will be at 1 p.m.
 
Quarterfinal #1: [4] Lubbock Christian vs. [5] Cameron, Noon
Quarterfinal #2: [1] Midwestern State vs. [8] Western New Mexico, Noon
Quarterfinal #3: [2] UT Permian Basin vs. [7] UAFS, 3:30 p.m.
Quarterfinal #4: [3] UT Tyler vs. [6] St. Mary's, 3:30 p.m.
 
This will be the lowest seed that the Patriots have ever had going into the tournament, this year drawing the #3 seed.
 
A RICH HISTORY
 
In the last three seasons that the Patriots have competed in the LSC, they have claimed either the LSC Regular Season or LSC Tournament title. In 2021, the Patriots went undefeated in their first full year in the conference, going 7-0 and taking the LSC Regular Season crown before the LSC Tournament was rained out.
 
In 2022, the Patriots finished second in the LSC, losing just one match on the year to Midwestern State. They got their revenge, taking down the Mustangs in the LSC Tournament championship to take the top spot and the title.
 
In 2023, the Patriots went a perfect 8-0 in the LSC regular season, again taking the regular season crown for their second ever title.
 
After the final NCAA Division II transition year in 2021, the Patriots have since made the NCAA Round of 16 in each of the last two seasons, and will look to qualify yet again this season.
 
THE SCOUTING REPORT
 
Their first matchup this week sees them square off with #6 seed St. Mary's in the first round. It was a tight matchup earlier this year in San Antonio, as the Patriots narrowly took a 4-3 win.
 
The Rattlers swept the doubles matches and also took wins at the #3 and #4 lines, but the Patriots singles led by Yudai Watanabe and Jordi Garcia Portell led a comeback charge as Joaquin Bianchi sealed the win with a three set thriller in line #1.
 
The Rattlers are led by Oskar Irdoja, who has been nearly perfect in LSC singles play this season. Irdoja posted a final record of 11-3 on the year and went 7-1 in LSC play.
 
In doubles, it has been the pair of Jake Faryniarz and Ryan Koth who have led the way, posting a record of 6-1 on the season and 5-1 in LSC play, all in the #1 line.
 
NEXT ON THE SLATE
 
The winner of Thursday's match will then move on to face the winner of #2 seed UT Permian Basin and #7 UAFS on Friday at 1 p.m.
 
NCAA South Central Regional selections are set to occur on Monday, May 6^th, with the top four teams each competing at two separate regional sites to qualify for the NCAA Round of 16 to be held in Altamonte Springs, Florida May 20-25.