Lubbock, Texas—The University of New Mexico men’s tennis team opened the 2016 season with a 4-2 win against Pacific in the first of two matches on the day. The Lobos and Arizona were scheduled to face off later Friday.
To win the doubles point, Jorge Escutia and Ricky Hernandez-Tong defeated Alex Giannini and Kumar Adavelly 6-1. Also getting a win for the Lobos was No. 8 Hayden Sabatka and Bart Van Leijsen who took on Sam Verbeck and Daniel Alameh, beating them 6-1.
With one point heading into singles play, the Lobos continued their momentum by winning the next two points.