PHOENIX, Ariz. (February 1, 2025) – The University of Texas Permian Basin men's tennis team continues to show promise for its Spring season as the Falcons, ranked No. 25 in NCAA Division II, defeated Arizona Christian University, ranked No. 22 in the NAIA, by a score of 6-1.

The pairings of Grzegorz Rudnicki and Florian Kralik (No. 1 doubles, W 6-2) and Jonas Krahofer and Lucas Nitzschke (No. 3 doubles, W 6-3) gave UTPB the doubles point.

In singles, Sergio Alejandro Gonzalez Ibanez defeated Samuel Miyata 6-1, 6-1 at No. 4 singles while Krahofer also won 6-1, 6-1 over Petar Wemmenhove, who is ranked No. 39 nationally in the NAIA for singles, at No. 3 singles.

Florian Kralik defeated Tobias Frantz 6-2, 6-2 in the No. 6 spot to clinch the victory.

Jonathan Vega defeated Hugo Abril, the No. 8 nationally-ranked singles player in the NAIA, by a score of 7-5, 6-1 at No. 1 singles.

UTPB's lone loss in singles came in a third-set super tiebreaker at No. 2 singles.
 
Results:
Doubles

• #1 – Grzegorz Rudnicki/Florian Kralik (UTPB) def. Lennert Lemahieu/Petar Wemmenhove (ACU) 6-2
• #2 – Hubo Abril/Adrian Smith (ACU) def. Jonathan Vega/Sergio Alejandro Gonzalez Ibanez (UTPB) 6-2
• #3 – Jonas Krahofer/Lucas Nitzschke (UTPB) def. Samuel Miyata/Tobias Frantz (ACU) 6-3

Singles

• #1 – Jonathan Vega (UTPB) def. No. 8 Hubo Abril (ACU) 7-5, 6-1
• #2 – No. 46 Lennert Lemahieu (ACU) def. Grzegorz Rudnicki (UTPB) 1-6, 7-6 (7-3), 1-0 (10-6)
• #3 – Jonas Krahofer (UTPB) def. No. 39 Petar Wemmenhove (ACU) 6-1, 6-1
• #4 – Sergio Alejandro Gonzalez Ibanez (UTPB) def. Samuel Miyata (ACU) 6-1, 6-1
• #5 – Lucas Nitzschke (UTPB) def. Adrian Smith (ACU) 6-2, 6-3
• #6 – Florian Kralik (UTPB) def. Tobias Frantz (ACU) 6-2, 6-2

Next Up: The Falcons are off for 20 days, returning to action February 21-23 in Tyler, Texas, for a trio of matches against Harding University, Delta State University, and No. 18-ranked Mississippi College.