ABILENE, Texas – Hardin-Simmons' Cowboy tennis team won 9-0 over the Sul Ross State Lobos playing on Thursday morning at the Streich Tennis Center in Abilene.
The Cowboys swept the Lobos with three wins in doubles and six singles victories.
Luke Cantu and
Justus Petersilie won the first doubles match 8-2 over Sul Ross.
Zach Fowler and
Payne Smith defeated Sul Ross in the second doubles match by a final of 8-0 and
Brandon Curiel and
Jordan Oberbillig won 8-1 in the third doubles match for the Cowboys.
Petersilie won 6-1, 6-0 in the top singles match for Hardin-Simmons. Cantu went up 6-1, 6-2 in the second singles flight for the Cowboys. Fowler won 6-1, 6-0 in singles in the third match.
The four, five, and six Cowboy singles players, Smith, Curiel, and Oberbillig, respectively, all won in straight sets 6-0, 6-0 to sweep Sul Ross on the day.
The Cowboys improve to 3-7 and in the nonconference match against Sul Ross and will travel to Brownwood on Saturday to play against East Texas Baptist.
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