LONGVIEW – LeTourneau University women's tennis team defeated Howard Payne University Friday, 9-0. 

The YellowJackets won every flight for their first sweep of the season. 

LeTourneau's Sierra Giesen Linssen and Julia Miller were the first to enter into the winning column, defeating Blair Ballard and Katelynn Lovel, 8-4, at No. 2 doubles. Brandy Weems and Amber Van Duyn were next to finish, beating Trinity Johnson and Danielle Sanchez, 8-7 (7-5), in the No. 3 position. Bailey Deatherage and Summer Apostalo capped off the doubles sweep, beating Lexie Nave and Zoe Sprayberry, 8-7 (7-4), at No. 1 doubles.

LETU took a commanding 3-0 lead into singles play. 

Deatherage beat Nave, 6-2, 6-1, at No. 1 singles. At the No. 2 spot, Giesen Linssen defeated Sprayberry, 6-1, 6-2. Apostalo captured the third singles win, beating Lovel, 6-1, 6-2, at No. 3 singles. Weems beat Ballard, 7-5, 6-1, in the No. 4 slot. At No. 5, Mimi Samdi defeated Johnson, 6-2, and won by retirement in the the second set. Van Duyn beat Sanchez, 6-1, 6-2, at No. 6 singles.

The Jackets improved to 2-6 on the season.

LeTourneau will be back at home Saturday as they face off against Austin College at 9 a.m.