CLARKSVILLE, Ark. - Fresh off an 8-1-win last Wednesday over East Texas Baptist, the
LeTourneau University men's tennis team would put in a complete performance to down the University of the Ozarks by a score of 9-0 at the
Alexander-Boreham Tennis Center in Clarksville, Arkansas on Tuesday, April 9th.
The win moves
LETU to 10-6 overall and 3-0 in American Southwest Conference East Division play with one conference match remaining while the Eagles slipped to 5-9 overall and 1-1 in ASC play.
Dominating play from the
YellowJackets started in doubles action as
Jimmie Henson and
Christian Farris earned an 8-3 win at number one doubles while
Zac Crowley-Kurth and
James Estrada picked up an 8-1 win at number two doubles. Completing the 3-0 sweep of doubles play would be
Bobby Clark and
Nathan Schmidt, as the duo would earn an 8-2 victory at number three doubles.
Quick work would remain the theme of the match for LETU as none of the six singles matches would be pushed to a third set as LeTourneau would win all six in straight sets to complete the 9-0 win. Henson would win 6-2, 7-5 at number one singles while Farris put together a 6-1, 6-4 victory at number two singles to clinch the match for the YellowJackets. In the number three singles match, Crowley-Kurth would earn a 6-3, 6-1 victory while Schmidt would drop a total of three games in a 6-3, 6-0 win at number four singles. Seeing his only action of the day at number five singles would be
Paulo Cressio with a 6-1, 6-2 win to go along with a 6-1, 6-0 win from Clark at number six singles.
What's Next?
A chance to close out ASC East Division play undefeated is on the line for LeTourneau when they travel to Pineville, Louisiana to take on Louisiana College at 1 p.m. With a win, LETU would earn the right to host the 2019 American Southwest Conference Men's Tennis Tournament which will take place April 25-27. Louisiana College is currently 2-7 overall and 0-3 in ASC matches.