LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The New Mexico State men's tennis team kept things rolling on Friday at the NMSU Tennis Center when the Aggies dismantled UT Rio Grande Valley, 7-0.
 
In a rematch of last season's Western Athletic Conference Championship match, NM State (7-8, 2-0 WAC) left no doubt who the superior team was as it recorded its fifth-straight victory.
 
The Aggie duo of Liam Goldberg and Stijn de Haan continued their winning ways when the two blanked UTRGV's (8-12, 0-2) No. 2 doubles team 6-0. Mauri Benitez and Enrique Asmar gave NM State the doubles point when they ousted their opponents 6-4 at No. 3 doubles. Strahinja Trecakov and Christofer Goncalves added reassurance with a 7-6 win at No. 1 doubles as well.
 
In singles action, Goncalves made quick work of his opponent with a 6-1, 6-3 victory at the No. 2 position. Goldberg gave NM State the 3-0 lead after sending Koby Jansen packing with a 7-5, 6-3 win at the No. 3 slot. It was the fourth-straight win at singles for both Goncalves and Goldberg.
 
After dropping his first set, de Haan battled back to take the next two sets and clinched the match for New Mexico State 4-6, 6-1, 6-3.
 
Trecakov ousted his counterpart at No. 1 doubles 7-6, 6-3 before Benitez and Asmar completed the sweep of UTRGV. Asmar picked up his fourth-straight victory as well while Benitez notched his fifth-straight win in singles play.
 
NM State will look to go for a sweep of the weekend when it takes on pre-season favorite, Grand Canyon, at 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 26, at the NMSU Tennis Center.