Box Score BEAUMONT, Texas -- The University of the Incarnate Word men's tennis team topped Lamar, 6-1, on Monday afternoon in Beaumont, Texas.
 
For the second consecutive season, the Cardinals have clinched a berth in the Southland Conference Tournament. The men's tennis team is the first team in UIW history to make back-to-back SLC Tournament appearances.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
LU won on court three in doubles, but UIW stormed back to take the point as Caleb Dyer and Paco Bendana bested Carlos Paton Canal and Arthur Serafim, 6-3, on court two before Sebastian Mortier and Gabriel Evans defeated Nicolas Mayr and Axel Vila Antuna, 6-4, in the No. 1 spot.
 
In singles, Dyer (6-3, 6-1) and Dennis Boisseau (6-2, 6-4) captured victories on courts six and five, respectively, to extend UIW's advantage. Mortier's three-set, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, win in the No. 1 spot secured the victory for the San Antonio Cardinals. Evans (6-1, 4-6, 6-3) and Oliver Valentinsson (5-7, 6-3, 7-5) chipped in wins to secure the 6-1 triumph.
 
UP NEXT
The Cardinals face UTSA on Tuesday at 2 p.m. (CT) at the UTSA Tennis Center.
 
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UIW 6, Lamar University 1
Singles competition
1. Sebastian Mortier (UIW) def. Axel Vila Antuna (LU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
2. Gabriel Evans (UIW) def. Nicolas Mayr (LU) 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
3. Carlos Paton Canal (LU) def. Paco Bendana (UIW) 3-6, 7-5, 6-4
4. Oliver Valentinsson (UIW) def. Arthur Serafim (LU) 5-7, 6-3, 7-5
5. Dennis Boisseau (UIW) def. Joshua Taylor (LU) 6-2, 6-4
6. Caleb Dyer (UIW) def. Brock Lauer (LU) 6-3, 6-1
 
Doubles competition
1. Sebastian Mortier/Gabriel Evans (UIW) def. Nicolas Mayr/Axel Vila Antuna (LU) 6-4
2. Caleb Dyer /Paco Bendana (UIW) def. Carlos Paton Canal/Arthur Serafim (LU) 6-3
3. Brock Lauer/Joshua Taylor (LU) def. Oliver Valentinsson /Dennis Boisseau (UIW) 6-2
 
Match Notes:
UIW 11-7/3-2
Lamar University 6-17/1-3 SLC
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (6,5,1,2,3,4)
T-3:12 A-53