ALPINE, TEXAS – UT Tyler tennis delivered a pair of strong performances on Thursday as they each earned a 7-0 win over Sul Ross State in LSC action. The #36 women now move to 3-0 in LSC play, and the #6 men are 2-1.
 
WOMEN'S MATCH: #36 UT Tyler 7 | Sul Ross State 0
 
UT Tyler was completely dominant in the women's match, overwhelming the Lobos from the jump. They swept all three doubles matches in a score of 6-0, with wins coming from the pairs of Paula Castellanos / Maria Antonio Ortega, Claudia Di Leonardo / Luisa Moraes, and Sabrina Pugh / Emily Ryan.
 
In singles, they kept up the momentum, dropping just one game amongst the six matches as all six Patriots players recorded a straight sets win.
 
Natalia Gorzny won her match in the #1 line 6-0, 6-1, and Antonio Ortega added a 6-0, 6-0 win in line #2.
 
Line #3 featured Di Leonardo with a 6-0, 6-0 win, and Moraes added on another 6-0, 6-0 win in line #4.
 
The final two matches featured Pugh and Ryan, and they each earned 6-0, 6-0 wins. Pugh won in the #5 line, and Ryan won in the #6 line.
 
MEN'S MATCH: #6 UT Tyler 7 | Sul Ross State 0
 
The men's match was much of the same for the Patriots, with them sweeping doubles and singles in dominant fashion. In doubles the pair of Samuel Antwi / Trevor Short took a 6-1 win, Martin Despodov / Job Japelj took a 6-0 win, and Manuel Lassacher / Malo Poulesquen also added a 6-0 win.
 
In singles, the Patriots dropped just one game total in six matches, also finishing each match in straight sets. That run was led off by Poulesquen in line #1, taking two 6-0, 6-0 sets. Jordi Garcia Portell in line #2 took wins in 6-1, 6-0.
 
Despodov and Short would follow in lines #3 and #4, each taking 6-0, 6-0 wins. The final two wins came in lines #5 and #6, with Japelj and Lassacher each totaling 6-0, 6-0 wins.
 
UT Tyler will now head to Silver City, New Mexico for a Saturday matchup with Western New Mexico. The Patriots women will play at 10 a.m. CT, while the men are scheduled for a 1 p.m. CT start time.