Box Score Results Sheet

LONGVIEW, Texas - Wins by Christian Farris and Jimmie Henson at No. 1 doubles coupled with a win by Henson at No. 2 singles would not be enough as the LeTourneau University men's tennis team fell to the visiting McMurry War Hawks by a final of 7-2 at the Davis Tennis Courts in Longview, Texas on Saturday, February 3rd. 

LETU is now 0-1 on the season in dual matches while the War Hawks bounced back from yesterday's loss to East Texas Baptist to improve to 1-1 overall. 

Starting with the doubles competition, sophomores Nash Best and Collin Patterson would fall to the duo of Chris Causer and Trey Farmbrough by a final of 8-5 before Farris and Henson would break serve at 7-7 and go on to win the next two games over Carlos Martinez and Andrew Hallowell to earn a 9-7 match decision. In the third and final doubles match of the morning, Robby Bundy and Zac Crowley-Kurth would fall at No. 2 doubles to Clayton Pope and Zach Miller 8-6. 

In singles action, Henson would then go on to defeat Pope in three sets by scores of 4-6, 6-3, 10-8. At No. 3 singles, Bundy would win the first set over Hallowell 6-3 before falling in set two 7-5 and the tiebreak 10-5 while Farris fell 6-3, 6-4 at No. 1 singles to Martinez. No. 4 singles saw Crowley-Kurth fall 6-2, 7-5 to Cody Aaron of McMurry while Best picked up a first set win over Joseph Diaz 6-3 before dropping the second set 6-3 and tiebreaker 10-5. 

LeTourneau will look to bounce back next Saturday on Alumni day when the YellowJackets host Centenary College at 3 p.m.