Box Score Results

LONGVIEW, Texas - Using four newcomers in the starting lineup, the LeTourneau University women's tennis team picked up wins in two of the three doubles matches before splitting the six singles matches to earn a 5-4 victory over McMurry University at the Davis Tennis Courts in Longview, Texas on Saturday, February 3rd. 

The win moves the YellowJackets to 1-0 on the season while the War Hawks fall to 0-2 on the weekend after dropping their match to East Texas Baptist on Friday. 

LETU's lone loss in doubles action came at the No. 3 doubles spot with Lauren Rockwell and Mikayla Thomas dropping an 8-1 decision to Symphony Munoz and Zayra Gomez. The YellowJackets would respond from the doubles loss at No. 3 by picking up an 8-5 No. 2 doubles win by Terin Murray and Katy Hall over Gabrielle Ellwanger and Neah Garza before sophomores Maddison Brackenreg and Gracie Favela fought back from a 4-7 deficit to earn a 9-7 victory at No. 1 doubles over Samantha Ritz and Claire Huffine. 

Momentum would carry over for Brackenreg and Favela in their singles matches, as Brackenreg earned a 6-3, 6-4 decision over Ritz at No. 1 singles while Favela earned a 7-5, 6-4 straight-sets victory over Huffine at No. 3 singles. Murray would clinch the match for LETU at the No. 2 singles spot with a 7-6 (7-5), 1-6, 10-7 victory over Munoz to ensure that the YellowJackets picked up the victory. Hall would come in at the No. 4 singles spot for LETU, falling 6-0, 6-1 to Briana Perez while Rockwell dropped a 6-0, 6-1 match to Gomez. The final singles match of the day saw freshman Samantha Trevino fall to Garza 6-4, 6-4. 

The YellowJackets will now have a week to prepare for their next match when they host Centenary College at 3 p.m. on Saturday, February 10th. Before the match will be alumni day for the LETU tennis team, with alumni matches taking place throughout the morning.