LONGVIEW, Texas – LETU men's tennis cruised past Belhaven Saturday, 9-0, to open American Southwest Conference East Division play.
The Jackets improve to 6-6 overall, 1-0 in the ASC East. The Blazers fall to 2-6, 0-1 ASC.
LETU dominated in doubles play, notching all three doubles points with only set points allowed.
Julian Lee and
Patrick Baney downed Gaspar Meda and Bryce Livingston at No. 1, 8-1. The duo of Lee and Baney are now 8-2 on the season. In the second spot,
Rodrigo Vazquez and
Jonah McGinty defeated Matthew Ridden and Jason Ball, 8-1. At line three,
Nathan Schmidt and
Ryan Holloway beat Cainan Black and Tom Borgioli, 8-0. The prolific pair of Schmidt and Holloway have collected 10 doubles victories on the season.
The YellowJackets didn't slow down in singles action, defeating the Blazer in all six slots.
Lee outlasted Meda at No. 1, 6-1, 7-5. In the No. 2 position, Vazquez beat Livingston, 6-2, 6-2. Holloway collected his ninth singles victory on the season at the third line, defeating Ridden, 6-2, 6-0. Schmidt won at No. 4, taking down Ball, 6-2, 6-0.
Andres Urretia notched a victory point in the fifth spot, winning against Black, 6-1, 6-0. Grubbs sailed by Borgioli at No. 6, 6-0, 6-0.
LETU hosts a non-conference match Friday at 4 p.m. as it takes on Western New Mexico at Davis Tennis Courts.
THOUGHTS FROM HEAD COACH SUZANNE MERRITT:
"It was a good day for us on our home courts and in our first East Division match. Everyone played well and showed a willingness to fight for each point. We have some elements we have been working hard on the last month and I could see definite improvement in each player. I'm looking forward to these next weeks of division matches and preparing for the conference tournaments."
