Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 | Box Score 3 ABILENE, Texas – Hardin-Simmons' Cowboy tennis team defeated McMurry and went down to Abilene Christian and UT Permian Basin for a tripleheader of matches Saturday.
 
The Cowboys dropped 6-1 to the Division I ACU Wildcats in the morning at Streich Tennis Center before a team won 6-1 in a morning match at McMurry.
 
Hardin-Simmons later dropped just 4-3 to UT Permian Basin, going down to the final match of the day. UTPB is ranked nationally for Division II and regionally ranked No. 4.
 
Phoenix Davis and Jameson Sorrell won 6-0 in doubles flight one, Connor Hubbert and Gavin Hail won 6-4 in flight two, and Wyatt Terrell and Devin Simmons won 6-2 in flight three for the point.
 
Davis went up 6-0, 6-3 in singles flight one, and Luke Leavelle won 6-2, 6-1 in flight three.
 
Hubbert won a split 6-2, 4-6, 10-8 in flight four, Josh Miller won 6-1, 6-4 in flight five, and Leevi Knight won 6-0, 6-1 for the Cowboys in flight six singles.
 
The Cowboys went down to UTPB in the final match of the 4-3 loss. HSU was down 3-0 before Gabriel Harris won 7-6(7-5), 6-4 at three singles. Brandon Curiel won at flight four singles in a comeback 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 to make it 3-2 UTPB.
 
Kayden Lengacher got the win at six singles 6-2, 6-2 to pull the Cowboys even. Pedro Rozani went down at five singles 7-6(7-5), 5-7, 3-6 to close out the day for Hardin-Simmons against the Division II opponent.  
 
HSU now has a record of 7-5 on the season and will start American Southwest Conference play with Mary Hardin-Baylor coming to Abilene, Texas on March 28 at the Streich Tennis Center at 2 p.m.
 
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