Men's Tennis 4/19/2013 12:00:00 AM

Jackets Drop Conference Home Match to Patriots

LONGVIEW - The LeTourneau YellowJacket men's tennis team welcomed in the No. 13 team in the nation, the UT-Tyler Patriots. The Jackets competed hard, but the Patriots were too much as they took a 7-2 win.

The Patriots took the first two points at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles for a 2-0 lead. However, the No. 1 doubles team of senior Carlos Cantu and freshman Laird Beaty responded with a huge 8-6 win over the Patriot No. 1 team to cut the deficit in half.

UT-Tyler was able to clinch the match as they swept No. 1, 2, and 3 in singles competition to take a 5-1 advantage. The Jackets did not go down without a fight as sophomore Sindre Johnsgaard picked up a 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 win at No. 4 singles.

LeTourneau falls to 13-6 and 2-3 in the American Southwest Conference. They will conclude their season on Saturday as they welcome in the Louisiana College Wildcats. First serve is set for 4 p.m.

Singles competition

1. Daniel Brown (UTT-M) def. Carlos Cantu (LETU) 6-2, 6-1

2. Ryan Spencer (UTT-M) def. Laird Beaty (LETU) 6-0, 6-2

3. Kevin Singer (UTT-M) def. Kendall Beggs (LETU) 6-2, 6-3

4. Sindre Johnsgaard (LETU) def. Johnathan Karsten (UTT-M) 7-6, 6-3

5. Edward Timponi (UTT-M) def. Josh Bailey (LETU) 6-2, 6-1

6. Drew Reid (UTT-M) def. Michael McLaughlin (LETU) 7-5, 6-1

Doubles competition

1. Carlos Cantu/Laird Beaty (LETU) def. Daniel Brown/Johnathan Karsten (UTT-M) 8-6

2. Ryan Spencer/Kevin Singer (UTT-M) def. Kendall Beggs/Sindre Johnsgaard (LETU) 8-2

3. Rob Hodous/John Ward (UTT-M) def. Josh Bailey/Michael McLaughlin (LETU) 8-2

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