BROWNWOOD, Texas – LeTourneau University's men's tennis team breezed past Howard Payne, 9-0, Thursday in the season opener.
 
LETU didn't need a third set in any of the six singles matches – two of them ending in HPU retirements – as the YellowJackets took care of business from their Yellow Jacket counterparts. It was LeTourneau's first match since finishing its Spring Break trip last year on March 12 with a victory over Berry in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
 
Julian Lee and Patrick Baney beat Dominic DeNardo and Landon Ferree, 8-2, at No. 1 doubles. Rodrigo Vazquez Chairez and Nathan Schmidt rolled over Hunter Green and Micah Hunter, 8-0, at No. 2 pairs. Miles Grubbs and Jonah McGinty defeated Ashton Stevens and Alexander Shelton, 8-4, at the No. 3 position to sweep the doubles points.
 
Lee was a 6-0, 6-3 winner over Hunter at the top singles spot. Vazquez Chairez won by retirement over DeNardo. Vazquez Chairez won the first set, 6-0, and led 2-1 in the second when DeNardo retired. At No. 3 singles, Schmidt beat Stevens, 6-1, 6-4. Baney blitzed Shelton, 6-0, 6-0, at the No. 4 position. Gavin Meyer carved out a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Green at No. 5 singles. Alex Barrero Osuna won by retirement over Ferree after getting out to a 6-1, 3-2 lead.

LETU won its season opener for the second straight year.
 
LeTourneau will play at McMurry Friday to continue the three-match road trip.