BEAUMONT, Texas – UT Arlington jumped out to an early lead and never looked back defeating Lamar, 4-0, Sunday afternoon at the Thompson Family Tennis Center. The match was forced to delay its start due to weather in the area, so the teams elected to play a clinch-clinch format stopping all unfinished matches when the deciding point was scored.
 
The Mavericks took the doubles point after recording wins at the Nos. 1 and 3 positions. Lamar was looking to bounce back early in singles play with sophomore Stefano Chappuis who took the opening set and held an early lead in the second, along with freshman Louis Drapeau battling back after an opening-set loss to take a 3-0 lead in the second on court 3. In addition to those two courts, sophomore Leon Nickel was headed to a tiebreak in the opening set against Andres Medus at line 1.
 
Unfortunately, the Mavericks picked up straight-set wins at Nos. 5 and 6 and would rally for the victory on court 1 for the final score.
 
The Cardinals (9-8) return to action Tuesday when they host Dillard University in a doubleheader against Dillard University. The first match is set for a 10 a.m. start followed by the afternoon match at 2 p.m.