ABILENE, Texas (March 21, 2025) – In one of their final matches before Lone Star Conference play, UT Permian Basin men's tennis cruised to a 7-0 win over NCAA Division III Hardin-Simmons University. 

In doubles, Jonas Krahofer and Jonathan Vega (No. 1 doubles) and Sergio Alejandro Gonzalez Ibanez and Lucas Nitzschke (No. 3 doubles) both won by a score of 6-1. Gonzalez Ibanez and Nitzschke are now 4-1 this season at No. 3 singles while Krahofer and Vega improved to 5-0 together and 4-0 at No. 1 doubles.

In singles, Grzegorz Rudnicki (UTPB) won 6-1, 6-1 at the No. 3 spot; Krahofer won 6-0, 6-1 at No. 4 singles; and Nitzschke won 6-3, 6-1 at No. 5 singles. Krahofer is now 4-0 at No. 4 singles and 7-1 overall in singles on the year.
 
Results:
Doubles

• #1 – Jonas Krahofer/Jonathan Vega (UTPB) def. Brandon Curiel/Payne Smith (HSU) 6-1
• #2 – Grzegorz Rudnicki/Florian Kralik (UTPB) def. Nick Boquet/Jameson Sorrell (HSU) 6-3
• #3 – Sergio Alejandro Gonzalez Ibanez/Lucas Nitzschke (UTPB) def. Maddux Foster/Paxton O'Shea (HSU) 6-1

Singles

• #1 – No. 72 Jonathan Vega (UTPB) def. Payne Smith (HSU) 6-3, 6-3
• #2 – Lucas Nakasato (UTPB) def. Nick Boquet (HSU) 6-4, 6-2
• #3 – Grzegorz Rudnicki (UTPB) def. Brandon Curiel (HSU) 6-1, 6-1
• #4 – Jonas Krahofer (UTPB) def. Maddux Foster (HSU) 6-0, 6-1
• #5 – Lucas Nitzschke (UTPB) def. Jordan Oberbillig (HSU) 6-3, 6-1
• #6 – Florian Kralik (UTPB) def. Paxton O'Shea (HSU) 6-2, retired

Team Records:

• UTPB improves to 5-3 and HSU falls to 5-7. It was the Falcons' sixth-straight win over the Cowboys since 2013, including the last three in Abilene.

 
Next Up: After an exhibition match at NCAA Division I Abilene Christian University at 12 p.m. on Saturday, March 22, UT Permian Basin plays its first home match and first Lone Star Conference match of the season on Friday, March 28, against Cameron University. The match will be played at the Ratliff Stadium Complex Tennis Courts starting at 10 a.m.