In a rematch of last season's NCAA tournament opener, Minnesota swept New Mexico 7-0 on Friday at the Baseline Tennis Center.
The 46th-ranked Gophers won five of six singles matches in straight sets to improve to 5-4 overall, while 54th-ranked New Mexico dropped to 3-5 overall.
Minnesota swept all three doubles matches to take a 1-0 lead as Sebastian Gallego and Phillip Arndt won 8-6 at No. 1, Tobias Wernet and Rok Bonin won 8-4 at No. 2 and Derek Peterson and Julian Dehn teamed for an 8-3 win at No. 3.
Brendan Ruddock posted a 6-3, 6-1 win over Conor Berg at No. 6 singles and Bonin followed with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Phil Anderson at No. 3. The Gophers clinched the match with a 6-3, 6-2 win from Sebastian Gallego over Ben Dunbar at No. 1.
Michael Sicora added a 6-1, 7-5 win over Joe Wood at No. 5 and Tobias Wernet defeated Carl Ho 6-3, 6-4 at No. 2. Dino Bilankov finished the sweep with a three-set win at No. 4, beating Jadon Phillips 6-4, 4-6, (10-7).
The Gophers host 22nd-ranked Washington on Sunday at noon. New Mexico meets meet Washington on Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Baseline Tennis Center.
#46 Minnesota 7, #54 New Mexico 0
Singles
1. #77 Sebastian Gallego (MINN) def. Ben Dunbar (NM) 6-3, 6-2
2. #111 Tobias Wernet (MINN) def. Carl Ho (NM) 6-3, 6-4
3. Rok Bonin (MINN) def. Phil Anderson (NM) 6-1, 6-0
4. Dino Bilankov (MINN) def. Jadon Phillips (NM) 6-4, 4-6, (10-7)
5. Michael Sicora (MINN) def. Joe Wood (NM) 6-1, 7-5
6. Brendan Ruddock (MINN) def. Conor Berg (NM) 6-3, 6-1
Order of finish: 6,3,1,5,2,4
Doubles
1. Gallego/Arndt (MINN) def. Dunbar/Phillips (NM) 8-6
2. Wernet/Bonin (MINN) def. Wood/Anderson (NM) 8-4
3. Derek Peterson/Julian Dehn (MINN) def. Ho/Berg (NM) 8-3
Order of finish: 2,3,1
Records:
Minnesota: 5-4
New Mexico: 3-5