ARLINGTON, Texas - The University of Texas Permian Basin men's tennis team's historic season continued on Thursday as the Falcons advanced to the Lone Star Conference semifinals with a 4-0 win over Arkansas-Fort Smith at the Arlington Tennis Center.
 
"We took care of business in under two hours," said head coach Alex Hunt. "I'm very proud of the guys for handling a tough UAFS team quickly. It's now time to recover and focus on tomorrow's semifinals."
 
The Falcons made quick work of the Lions in doubles. Takumi Katsuda and Lucas Nitzschke got them going with a 6-1 win on court three. They clinched the point with a 6-3 victory by Vitaliy Horovoy and Jonathan Vega.
 
Vega and Nitzschke kept the momentum rolling, each earning a 6-2, 6-1 victory in singles. Grzegorz Runicki capped the match with a 6-2, 6-3 win on court four.
 
The Falcons move on to tomorrow's semifinals where they'll face UT Tyler. 
 
UTPB 4, UAFS 0
 
Singles Competition
1. Horovoy (UTPB) vs. Ramchane (UAFS), 5-7, 3-1
2. Katsuda (UTPB) vs. Rosella (UAFS), 5-7, 1-1
3. Vega (UTPB) def. Bribiesca (UAFS), 6-2, 6-1
4. Rudnicki (UTPB) def. Darneaux (UAFS), 6-2, 6-3
5. Krahofer (UTPB) vs. Patina (UAFS), 7-6 (7-2), 3-1
6. Nitzschke (UTPB) def. Praphan (UAFS), 6-2, 6-1
 
Doubles Competition
1. Krahofer/Rudnicki (UTPB) vs. Ramchane/Darneaux (UAFS), 5-4
2. Horovoy/Vega (UTPB) def. Rosello/Bribiesca (UAFS), 6-3
3. Katsuda/Nitzschke (UTPB) def. Patina/Hunter (UAFS), 6-1