ABILENE, Texas – Hardin-Simmons' men's tennis team fell to Dallas Baptist on Friday afternoon at the new Streich Tennis Center in Abilene.
The Cowboys took a 2-1 lead after double.
Alex Hunt and
Andrew Eurek won 8-6 at No. 1 and
Frankie Sanchez and
B.J. Farmakis won 9-8 at No. 3.
The Patriots won four of the six singles matches to take the win. Farmakis won 6-4, 6-0 at No. 3 and Eurek won 6-0, 6-2 at No. 6 singles.
The match was tied at 4-4 and came down to No. 5 singles and Isaac Childs came out with a tough three-set win over Kennan Nash, 6-4, 5-7, 7-5.
HSU is now 4-3 on the year and DBU improved to 2-2. The Cowboys are next in action on March 5 against Southwestern and Trinity.
Dallas Baptist 5, Hardin-Simmons 4
Singles
1. Cannon Jones (DBU) def. Alex Hunt, 6-3, 6-4
2. Anthony Burch (DBU) def. Ben Gutierrez, 6-2, 6-3
3. B.J. Farmakis (HSU) def. Jordan Jackson, 6-4, 6-0
4. Cole Schafer (DBU) def. Griffin Weinkam, 6-2, 6-2
5. Isaac Childs (DBU) def. Kennan Nash, 6-4, 5-7, 7-5
6. Andrew Eurek (HSU) def. Nathan Lowe, 6-0, 6-2
Doubles
1. Hunt/Eurek (HSU) def. Jones/Schafer, 8-6
2. Jackson/Childs (DBU) def. Livingston/Kennan Nash, 8-6
3. Frankie Sanchez/B.J. Farmakis (HSU) def. Lowe/Burch, 9-8
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