FORT WORTH, Texas (April 27, 2025) – Needing a win in its final match of the regular season to clinch a share of third place in the Lone Star Conference, The No. 47 University of Texas Permian Basin men's tennis team did just that with a 6-1 win at Dallas Baptist University on Sunday.

UTPB won the doubles point as No. 29 nationally-ranked Jonathan Vega and Jonas Krahofer defeated Ricardo Carvajalino and Fabian Rosales 6-1 at No. 1 doubles and Grzegorz Rudnicki and Sergio Alejandro Gonzalez Ibanez defeated Edgar Mayorga and Alec Rule 6-2 at No. 3 doubles in the first two matches.

Vega and Krahofer are now 12-2 together this season overall (11-2 No. 1 doubles), and are 6-2 together in the Lone Star Conference (all at No. 1 doubles). In addition, Rudnicki and Gonzalez Ibanez played together for the first time this season while at No. 2 doubles, Florian Kralik and Lucas Nitzschke played together for just the second time.

UTPB won each of the first five singles matches as Rudnicki defeated Carvajalino 6-4, 6-1 at No. 3 singles, Gonzalez Ibanez defeated Rosales 6-0, 6-4 at No. 4 singles, and Nitzschke defeated Arturo Langle 6-3, 6-2 at No. 5 singles.

In the next two matches, No. 35-ranked Vega was victorious 6-2, 6-4 over Matthew Abbey at No. 1 singles and Lucas Nakasato earned a 6-4, 7-5 win over JW Altman at No. 2 singles.
 
Results:
Doubles

• #1 – No. 29 Jonathan Vega/Jonas Krahofer (UTPB) def. Ricardo Carvajalino/Fabian Rosales (DBU) 6-1
• #2 – Matthew Abbey/Arturo Langle (DBU) def. Florian Kralik/Lucas Nitzschke (UTPB) 6-3
• #3 – Grzegorz Rudnicki/Sergio Alejandro Gonzalez Ibanez (UTPB) def. Edgar Mayorga/Alec Rule (DBU) 6-2

Singles

• #1 – No. 35 Jonathan Vega (UTPB) def. Matthew Abbey (DBU) 6-2, 6-4
• #2 – Lucas Nakasato (UTPB) def. JW Altman (DBU) 6-4, 7-5
• #3 – Grzegorz Rudnicki (UTPB) def. Ricardo Carvajalino (DBU) 6-4, 6-1
• #4 – Sergio Alejandro Gonzalez Ibanez (UTPB) def. Fabian Rosales (DBU) 6-0, 6-4
• #5 – Lucas Nitzschke (UTPB) def. Arturo Langle (DBU) 6-3, 6-2
• #6 – Alec Rule (DBU) def. Florian Kralik (UTPB) 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-8)

Team Records:

• UTPB finishes the regular season 11-6 overall and 5-3 in the Lone Star Conference, and tied with No. 24 Midwestern State University (13-5, 5-3) for third place in the conference standings.
• The Falcons own the all-time series, 13-0, against the Patriots since their first matchup on March 1, 2012.

 
Next Up: The Falcons earned the No. 3 seed in the Lone Star Conference Postseason Tournament and face No. 2-seeded Lubbock Christian University in the semifinal round Friday morning at the Arlington Tennis Center. First serve is set for 9 a.m.

The winner moves on to play in the championship round Saturday morning at 9 a.m.