ABILENE, Texas -- Hardin-Simmons' men's tennis team received a big win at No. 6 singles to beat Concordia 5-4 in the American Southwest Conference opener for both teams on Saturday afternoon.
The Cowboys took an early lead by winning two of three doubles matches.
Alex Hunt and Andre Eurek won 8-6 at No. 1 and
Ben Gutierrez and
Griffin Weinkam won 8-4 at No. 3 doubles.
Chandler Livingston and
Jordan Davis lost a tiebreaker at No. 2 doubles and HSU led 2-1 going into singles.
Hunt and Weinkam each won at No. 1 and No. 2 singles and Concordia won at No. 3, 4 and 5 and the match was tied at 4-4.
It was left to
Ben Gutierrez at No. 6 singles and he won 6-1, 6-2 over Victor Escalon to give the Cowboys the win.
HSU is now 6-8 on the year and 1-0 in ASC play. Concordia fell to 2-9 overall and 0-1 in conference play. HSU will host Howard Payne and UT-Dallas next weekend.
Hardin-Simmons 5, Concordia (Texas) 4
Singles
1. Alex Hunt (HSU) def. Holt Fields, 6-2, 6-2
2. Griffin Weinkam (HSU) def. Leo Marchesi, 1-6, 7-5, 6-0
3. Clayton Hernandez (CTX) def. Michael Boyd, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)
4. Zach Haynie (CTX) def. B.J. Farmakis, 7-5, 0-6, 6-4
5. Adrian Montes (CTX) def. Andrew Eurek, 6-4, 6-0
6. Ben Gutierrez (HSU) def. Victor Escalon, 6-1, 6-2
Doubles
1. Hunt/Eurek (HSU) def. Fields/Marchesi, 8-6
2. Haynie/Hernandez (CTX) def. Chandler Livingston/Jordan Davis, 9-8 (7-2)
3. Gutierrez/Weinkam (HSU) def. Victor Escalon/Adrian Montes, 8-4
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