Box Score
Belton, TX – The University of Texas at Tyler men's tennis team swept through doubles and the Patriots grabbed two victories at #2 and #3 singles to clinch the match as U.T.-Tyler posted a 5-0 win over McMurry University in the semifinals of the American Southwest Conference Championship Tournament Saturday in Belton. The Patriots improve to 17-6 on the spring with the victory. The loss ends the War Hawks season at 19-4.
U.T.-Tyler opened the match with an 8-1 win at #2 doubles and then added an 8-4 victory at #1 doubles. The Patriots completed the doubles sweep with an 8-4 win at #3. Adam Chirhart took #3 singles with a 6-2, 6-3 decision over McMurry's Bryan Rainwater and Henrique Bellini clinched the victory with a 6-3, 6-4 victory at #2 singles. McMurry won the first set at #1, #4 and #6 singles, but could not nail down a win before the match was decided.
The Patriots will now advance to tomorrow's Championship Match against Hardin-Simmons. That match is scheduled to start at 9:00 AM at the Yvonne Li Tennis Center. The start time was moved up from 1:00 PM due to concerns about the weather. U.T.-Tyler is the three-time defending ASC Champion. McMurry's season comes to a close with the loss and it was also the final match in the playing careers of War Hawk seniors Adam Ewing, Daniel Olivares and Tony Williams.
Results
Singles
Chris Bumann (MCM) vs. Joshua Chavez (UTT) 6-4, 4-3, unfinished
Henrique Bellini (UTT) def. Daniel Olivares (MCM) 6-3, 6-4
Adam Chirhart (UTT) def. Bryan Rainwater (MCM) 6-2, 6-3
Chris Breaux (MCM) vs. Kevin Wright (UTT) 8-6, 2-5, unfinished
Kevin Singer (UTT) vs. Adam Ewing (MCM) 6-4, 4-6, 1-0, unfinished
Tony Williams (MCM) vs. Edward Timponi (UTT) 6-2, 4-4, unfinished
Doubles
Chavez/Andrew Reznik (UTT) def. Bumann/Rainwater (MCM) 8-4
Bellini/Chirhart (UTT) def. Breaux/Olivares (MCM) 8-1
Singer/Wright (UTT) def. Ewing/Preston Steblein (MCM) 8-4
