LONGVIEW – LeTourneau University men's tennis team beat Howard Payne in convincing fashion Saturday, 9-0, to start off its home two-match weekend. 

The YellowJackets (6-2) cruised through doubles play. Nathan Schmidt and Rodrigo Vazquez Chairez defeated Micah Hunter and Hunter Green, 8-4, at No. 1 doubles. In the No. 2 position, Miles Grubbs and Jonah McGinty beat Dominic Denardo and Dakota Anderson, 8-7 (7-0). John Lewis and Jeffrey Gollady defeated Ashton Stevens and Landon Ferree, 8-1, at No. 3. 

LETU led, 3-0, after pairs play. 

Schmidt beat Hunter, 6-0, 6-1, at the No. 1 singles flight. Gavin Meyer defeated Stevens, 6-3, 6-4, at the No. 2 slot. Golladay dropped the opening set to Denardo, 7-6 (7-4), before winning 6-2, 10-7, at No. 3 singles. In the No. 4 position, Grubbs beat Green, 6-1, 6-1. McGinty beat Ferree, 6-3, 6-2, at No. 5. At No.6, freshman Camp Stevens defeated Anderson, 6-2, 7-6 (7-3). 

It was Stevens' first match of the year.

The YellowJackets will be back at home Saturday against Austin College at 9 a.m. to cap off their two-match weekend.