ABILENE, Texas – Hardin-Simmons' Cowboy tennis team split on Saturday at the Streich Tennis Center, with an 8-1 loss to Texas Wesleyan and a 9-0 sweep of University of Dallas.
 
The duo of Zach Fowler and Payne Smith won 8-3 in doubles match No. 2 against the Rams for the lone Cowboy win in the first matchup.
 
The Cowboys went on to win 9-0 in the afternoon slot over the Crusaders from University of Dallas.
 
Fowler and Smith took the first doubles match 8-2. Jordan Oberbillig and Jameson Sorrel went up 8-1 in two doubles and Brandon Curiel and Jose Torrez won 8-1 in the third doubles match.
 
Justis Petersilie won 6-2, 6-1 for the Cowboys at No. 1 singles. Luke Cantu defeated the Crusaders 6-1, 6-0 in two singles.
 
Curiel went up 6-2, 6-0 in three singles and Oberbillig was the clinching win on the day for Hardin-Simmons with a 6-1, 6-0 win at four singles.
 
Torrez won 6-1, 6-0 at five singles and Sorrell went up 6-2, 6-1 in the sixth singles match for the Cowboys.
 
The Cowboys improve to 2-5 on the year and will host Oklahoma Wesleyan on March 2 at the Streich Tennis Center at 2 p.m.
 
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