YellowJacket men's tennis defeated University of the Ozarks 6-3 on Friday afternoon to take the conference opening win and their fifth dual match victory of the season.
 
LeTourneau took a 2-1 lead after doubles play. Ty Grove and Christian Farris paired up at No. 1 doubles for an 8-6 victory over Ozarks' Dillon Murray and Jacob Organ. It is the seventh doubles win for the Grove/Farris combo.
 
The duo of Jimmie Henson and Robby Bundy at No. 2 doubles earned an 8-3 win. It is the first doubles victory for the Henson/Bundy pairing.
 
The YellowJackets (5-7, 1-0 ASC) would win four out of six singles matches including senior Ty Grove winning his fifth match at No. 1 singles 7-5, 6-4 over Ozarks' Dillon Murray.
 
Freshman Christian Farris earned a 6-4, 6-4 win at No. 2 singles. Farris has now won six consecutive singles matches and nine overall this season.
 
Freshman Daniel Lopez battled in his three-set match at No. 4 singles. Lopez grabbed the 6-2, 1-6, 6-2 victory over the Eagles' Jacob Organ. Robby Bundy finished the scoring for LeTourneau with a 6-4, 6-2 win at No. 5 singles, the fourth of the season for the junior from Lincolnton, North Carolina.
 
LETU will return home for Homecoming Weekend and a Saturday dual match with Southwestern University. First serve is set for 4 p.m. at the Davis Tennis Courts on the LeTourneau campus.