Box Score Tyler, TX – The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor men's tennis team fell behind during doubles and never recovered as U.T.-Dallas posted a 5-0 victory over the Cru in the opening round of the American Southwest Conference Championship Tournament Friday morning in Tyler. The loss ends the Cru's season at 9-7 on the spring. U.T.-Dallas improves to 11-3 on the spring with the victory.
The Comets swept through doubles to take a 3-0 lead. The Cru won the first set in three of the six singles matches, but U.T.-Dallas posted victories at #3 and #6 singles to clinch the victory and move on to the tournament semifinals.
The Comets will now advance to tomorrow's semifinals to face defending conference champion U.T.-Tyler University at 9:30 AM. The loss ends the Cru's season and the UMHB careers of seniors
Garrett Pekar and Josh Pownall.
Results
Singles
Will Summers (UMHB) vs. Matthew Davis (UTD) 7-6, 2-0, unfinished
Josh Pownall (UMHB) vs. Bryan Leib (UTD) 6-3, 0-1, unfinished
Dustin Foster (UTD) def.
Garrett Pekar (UMHB) 6-0, 6-1
Jimmy Turner (UMHB) vs. Sander Kaasjager (UTD) 4-6, 0-1, unfinished
Collin Davies (UMHB) vs. David Yeh (UTD) 6-1, 2-6, unfinished
Guilherme Portela (UTD) def.
John Martin (UMHB) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles
Matthew Davis/Dustin Foster (UTD) def. Josh Pownall/
Will Summers (UMHB) 8-3
Bryan Leib/Ian Lucio (UTD) def.
Collin Davies/
T.J. Kittrell (UMHB) 8-2
Guilherme Portela/Sander Kaasjager (UTD) def.
John Martin/Jimmy Turner (UMHB) 8-3
