RICHARDSON, Texas (March 28, 2026) – The University of Texas Permian Basin men's tennis team played in its first Lone Star Conference match of the 2026 season and its first-ever match against The University of Texas at Dallas and came away with a 6-1 victory on Saturday at the UTD Tennis Complex.

UTPB won the first two doubles matches but fell in a tiebreaker at No. 1 doubles.

Philipp Gaurieder and Joao D'Amorim rolled to a 6-0 win over Ben Barnet and Ronav Aviur at No. 3 doubles while Andrew Hunsley and Lucas Nakasato won 6-3 over Juan Luis Aguirre and Eddy Shteyn at No. 2 doubles. Both pairs for UTPB have five wins so far this season in their respective positions.

Nehal Naidoo defeated Shteyn 6-1, 6-2 at No. 3 singles and Nakasato defeated Benjamin Dubois 6-4, 6-4 at No. 2 singles to make it 3-0 UTPB.

Hunsley clinched the match (up 4-1) with a 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 three-set, comeback win over Aviur at No. 5 singles.

Joao D'Amorim added a win in a third-set super tiebreaker at No. 1 singles, winning 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 1-0 (10-6) over Aguirre.

The final match saw Enrique Silveira defeat Eduardo Pastor 6-1, 6-2 in the six-hole.
 
Results:
Doubles

• #1 – Benjamin Dubois/Matheus de Freitas Zanellato (UTD) def. Nehal Naidoo/Kabir Chothani (UTPB) 7-6 (7-4)
• #2 – Andrew Hunsley/Lucas Nakasato (UTPB) def. Juan Luis Aguirre/Eddy Shteyn (UTD) 6-3
• #3 – Philipp Gaurieder/Joao D'Amorim (UTPB) def. Ben Barnet/Ronav Aviur (UTD) 6-0
• Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1

Singles

• #1 – Joao D'Amorim (UTPB) def. Juan Luis Aguirre (UTD) 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 1-0 (10-6)
• #2 – Lucas Nakasato (UTPB) def. Benjamin Dubois (UTD) 6-4, 6-4
• #3 – Nehal Naidoo (UTPB) def. Eddy Shteyn (UTD) 6-1, 6-2
• #4 – Matheus de Freitas Zanellato (UTD) def. Kabir Chothani (UTPB) 7-5, 7-5
• #5 – Andrew Hunsley (UTPB) def. Ronav Aviur (UTD) 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
• #6 – Enrique Silveira (UTPB) def. Eduardo Pastor (UTD) 6-1, 6-2
• Order of Finish: 3, 2, 4, 5, 1, 6

Coach's Quote:

• Words from Coach Chris Tolson: "The men came out with fantastic energy in doubles. Joao and Philipp played excellent. In singles, it was a great effort down the lineup. Nehal and Enrique played great today. They were locked in and really took it to their opponents."

 
Team Records:

• UTPB improves to 4-8 overall and 1-0 in the LSC while UT Dallas falls to 0-10 and 0-2.
• The Comets are still looking for their first win as a NCAA Division II member, and have yet to win more than two points in a match this season.

Next Up: UTPB remains on the road to finish off its three-match road trip, this time playing against The University of Texas at Tyler. The men's match will see the Falcons battle against the No. 7 nationally-ranked Patriots (starting at 2 p.m.). Each of UTPB's next four conference matches are against a team currently-ranked in the top-50 of the ITA Collegiate Tennis Rankings.