FORT SMITH, Ark. - University of Arkansas - Fort Smith Men's Tennis picked up its second Lone Star Conference win Friday by blanking Dallas Baptist, 4-0, at the Fort Smith Athletic Club.
The Lions swept their way through doubles, with Anis Ramchane and Killian Darneaux winning 6-3 at No. 1 and Juan Patino and Nicolas Retamales taking the 6-4 win at No. 3. Eduardo Bribiesca and Juan Rosello led 5-3 when the doubles point had been decided.
Ramchane then made quick work at No. 1 singles, winning 6-2, 6-2 before the Lions went up 3-0 when Retamales won via retirement at No. 6. Retamales had won set one, 6-1, and was leading 2-0 in set two at the time.
The match was then clinched when Darneaux tallied a 6-1, 6-2 victory at No. 4.
A day prior, the Lions went down to the wire with visiting Southern Arkansas. UAFS claimed the doubles point, but the Muleriders took four singles matches for a 4-3 defeat of the Lions.
Rosello and Patino claimed the singles' wins for the Lions.
UAFS wraps up a four-match homestand Saturday at 1 p.m. against No. 8 UT Tyler.
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Southern Arkansas 4, Arkansas - Fort Smith 3
Singles
1. Sander Jans (SAUMTEN) def. Anis Ramchane (UAFSM) 6-3, 7-5
2. Juan Rosello (UAFSM) def. Ole Valkyser (SAUMTEN) 6-4, 6-4
3. Tim Fischer (SAUMTEN) def. Eduardo Bribiesca (UAFSM) 2-6, 7-6, 6-1
4. Mathieu Wierniezky (SAUMTEN) def. Killian Darneaux (UAFSM) 3-6, 6-3, 6-0
5. Juan Patino (UAFSM) def. Lluc Pasqual (SAUMTEN) 6-0, 6-2
6. Matthew Tennant (SAUMTEN) def. Nicolas Retamales (UAFSM) 7-6, 6-4
Doubles
1. Anis Ramchane/Killian Darneaux (UAFSM) def. Gabriel Breitenmoser/Ole Valkyser (SAUMTEN) 7-5
2. Eduardo Bribiesca/Juan Rosello (UAFSM) vs. Sander Jans/Matthew Tennant (SAUMTEN) unfinished
3. Nicolas Retamales/Juan Patino (UAFSM) def. Tim Fischer/Mathieu Wierniezky (SAUMTEN) 6-2
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Arkansas - Fort Smith 4, DBU 0
Singles
1. Anis Ramchane (UAFSM) def. Matthew Abbey (DBUMT) 6-2, 6-2
2. Juan Rosello (UAFSM) vs. Grant McKenzie (DBUMT) 6-1, 0-6, unfinished
3. Eduardo Bribiesca (UAFSM) vs. Aaron Capone (DBUMT) 7-5, 2-1, unfinished
4. Killian Darneaux (UAFSM) def. Fabian Rosales (DBUMT) 6-1, 6-2
5. Juan Patino (UAFSM) vs. Ricardo Carvajalino (DBUMT) 6-2, 3-5, unfinished
6. Nicolas Retamales (UAFSM) def. Edgar Mayorga (DBUMT) 6-1, 2-0, retired
Doubles
1. Anis Ramchane/Killian Darneaux (UAFSM) def. Bradley Neil/Matthew Abbey (DBUMT) 6-3
2. Eduardo Bribiesca/Juan Rosello (UAFSM) vs. Arturo Langle/Fabian Rosales (DBUMT) 5-3, unfinished
3. Nicolas Retamales/Juan Patino (UAFSM) def. Aaron Capone/Ricardo Carvajalino (DBUMT) 6-4
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