LONGVIEW, Texas -- The LeTourneau men's tennis team fell for the first time this season on Saturday in a 6-3 loss to Schreiner on Saturday morning at the Davis Tennis Courts.
The loss snapped a three-match win streak for LeTourneau (3-1) to open the season.
The YellowJackets faced their stiffest challenge of the young season. LeTourneau and Schreiner battled through doubles play, but it was the visiting Mountaineers who came out with two points.
John Lewis and
Kenny Munoz notched the lone point for LeTourneau in doubles with their 8-2 victory over Schreiner's Jonathan Barragan and Mario Gallinar at the No. 3 flight. At the top flight,
Julian Lee and
Miles Grubbs took the Mountaineers' Carson Kirk and Austin Cervantes into a tiebreak before falling 8-7(3). At No. 2, Schreiner's Dennis Miller and Max Schechter outlasted
Zach Farris and
Andres Urrutia 8-3.
Urrutia redeemed his doubles loss during singles play. The sophomore remained perfect in dual matches (4-0) with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Miller at the No. 2 flight.Â
Farris collected LeTourneau's final point at the No. 3 position with his 6-2, 6-1 win over Cervantes.
Schreiner (2-3) earned wins in the other four singles flights to secure the victory.
UP NEXT
LeTourneau heads to Abilene on Friday to face Hardin-Simmons (3 p.m.) in a non-conference match.
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