ABILENE, Texas -- The LeTourneau men's tennis team bounced back from a 9-0 loss at No. 38-ranked Hardin-Simmons on Friday and narrowly fell to McMurry, 5-4, on Saturday morning in Abilene.

The losses drop LeTourneau to 3-3 on the year.

Both contests were non-ASC matchups as only division matches count towards league standings.

LeTourneau had its hands full with nationally-ranked Hardin-Simmons on Friday. The YellowJackets nearly took No. 1 and No. 3 flights in doubles play, but Julian Lee and Zach Farris were outlasted by the Cowboys' Brice Bradshaw and Nathaniel Schoendorf, 8-6. At No. 3, John Lewis and MIles Grubbs fell 8-5 to Davyn Williford and Zach Fowler.

Lee battled Bradshaw at the top flight singles before Bradshaw, ranked No. 46 in the nation, pulled out a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Lee. Andres Urrutia challenged Schoendorf, ranked No. 18 regionally, at No. 2 before falling 6-3, 6-0.

On Saturday, LeTourneau and McMurry went back-and-forth. Lee and Farris notched a win at the No. 1 doubles spot with their 8-1 win over Reid Smith and Nicholas Villalovos, but McMurry took a 2-1 lead with wins at Nos. 2 and 3.

Lee defeated Smith, 6-2, 6-0 at the No. 1 spot in singles and Farris was a 6-4, 6-4 winner over Jason Cabe at the No. 3 position. Grubbs outlasted Alfredo Avila at the No. 4 spot in a tiebreak 6-1, 7-6(5).

The match came down to the No. 6 flight in singles. McMurry's Eh Ruh Soe defeated John Lewis 6-1, 6-4 to clinch the match for the War Hawks.

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LeTourneau returns home on Friday to face Mary Hardin-Baylor (4 p.m.).