LAWTON, Okla. -- The ACU men's tennis team put an end to its four-match losing streak in resounding fashion Wednesday afternoon with a 9-0 win over Cameron at the CU Tennis Complex.
The win clinched the Lone Star Conference regular-season championship for the Wildcats, who are now 14-11 on the season. The victory was also important for post-season consideration as ACU is likely to end the season ranked No. 3 in the NCAA Division II South Central Region behind Incarnate Word and St. Edward's.
But Wednesday was about two things: getting back in the win column and knocking off the Wildcats' newest rival on its home court.
"We've got a lot of talent on ths team, but it's a pretty young team and it just seems like it's taken a while for the light to come on for some of these guys," ACU head coach
Hutton Jones said. "This was a really good win for us as we head into the conference tournament (next weekend in Oklahoma City) and then the regional tournament."
The Wildcats got off to a great start, dominating doubles play by winning all three matches. ACU's No. 1 team of
Luke Hawk and
Bryan Joiner -- unranked in the region -- knocked off Cameron's No. 1 team of Diego Troiano and Carlos Viscarra -- ranked No. 6 in the region -- by the score of 8-6.
In singles play, ACU won three three-set matches to take the match.
#22 Abilene Christian 9, #23 Cameron 0
Singles
1. Eldad Campell, ACU, def. Diego Troiano, CU, 7-6, 7-6
2.
John Strahl, ACU, def. Thomas Peixoto, CU, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
3.
Alfredo Desiati, ACU, def. Carlos Viscarra, CU, 6-1, 5-7, 6-2
4.
Luke Hawk, ACU, def. Jorge Gerosi, CU, 6-1, 6-7, 6-4
5.
Bryan Joiner, ACU, def. Manuel Barroetavena, CU, 6-3, 6-4
6.
Brett Proctor, ACU, def. Jeff Sasser, CU, 6-7, 6-0, 10-7
Doubles
1. Hawk-Joiner, ACU, def. Troiano-Viscarra, CU, 8-6
2. Campbell-Strahl, ACU, def. Peixoto-Barroetavena, CU, 8-4
3. Proctor-Desiati, ACU, def. Gerosi-Sasser, CU, 8-6
