BOISE, IDAHO — Another Mountain West victory on the road! The UNM men’s tennis team shut down Boise State 4-1 on Friday afternoon at the Appleton Tennis Center, securing their second conference win.
The Lobos (9-10, 2-1 MW) were quick to claim the doubles point advantage over Boise State. The doubles team of Ricky Hernandez-Tong and Lawrence Perrin defeated Pedro Platzceck and Brian Tran 6-1 at the No. 1 spot. Dominic West and Bart Van Leijsen followed up with a 6-4 win over Jack Heslin and Greg Wischer at No. 2.
Rodolfo Jauregui brought the team their first singles win over Boise State’s Morgan Stone 6-0, 6-3 at No. 5. Jorge Escutia followed Jauregui with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Wischer at the No. 6 that put the Lobos up 3-0.
However, Van Leijsen fell to Kyle Butters 6-3, 6-2 at the No. 1 spot that gave Boise State their first singles point of the match and moving the score 3-1.
It wasn’t long before Perrin clinched the final singles point that would claim the 4-1 victory for the Lobos by defeating Platzceck 6-1, 7-5 at the No. 4 position.
“Great road win,” head coach Ben Dunbar said. “Any time you win in the MWC on the road in two hours, you have played well. Last time out at Nevada, our 1, 2, 3’s played great. They did well again today but this one goes to our 4, 5, and 6’s who played great today. The clinch from Freshman Lawrence Perrin was impressive. This win will build some confidence and we are looking forward to playing in Logan on Sunday. This is the best part of the year and our guys are really showing some growth.”
Lobos advance to 9-10 overall, and 2-1 in the Mountain West, while Boise State drops to 4-19 overall and 1-2 in the Mountain West.
The team travels to Logan, Utah on Sunday, Apr. 9 to face the No. 39 Aggies of Utah State at 1:30 p.m. MT. Follow the team on Facebook and Twitter for updates throughout the weekend.
Lobos host their last two home matches of the season next weekend against UNLV on Friday, Apr. 14 and San Diego State on Sunday, Apr. 16.