SAN ANTONIO – The 10th-ranked ACU Wildcats swept all three doubles matches and then took four of singles matches to knock off Incarnate Word, 7-2, in a Lone Star Conference men's tennis match at the Mabry Tennis Courts.
The win pushes the Wildcats to 9-5 overall, while Incarnate Word falls to 4-4. ACU is back in action Sunday in Austin against St. Edward's before heading to Las Vegas for the Las Vegas Invitational during Spring Break.
While in Las Vegas, the Wildcats will play No. 8 Concordia (N.Y.) on Tuesday, No. 5 West Florida on Wednesday and No. 3 Armstrong Atlantic State (Ga.) on Thursday.
The singles matches were very competitive as ACU won three split-sets matches and lost one.
Hans Hach (No. 1),
Jake Hendrie (No. 4) and
John Strahl (No. 5) each won in three sets, and those matches were the different in a 7-2 win and a 5-4 loss.
Hach and
Bryan Joiner teamed to win at No. 1 doubles, while Hendrie and
Nick Plum won at No. 2 and
Eldad Campbell and Strahl won at No. 3.
ACU 7, Incarnate Word 2
Singles
Hans Hach, ACU, def. Leury Arias, UIW, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
Chris Lawson, UIW, def.
Eldad Campbell, ACU, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5
Alfredo Desiati, ACU, def. Carlos Olvera, UIW, 6-4, 7-6
Jake Hendrie, ACU, def. Brandon Davis, UIW, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
John Strahl, ACU, def. David Ballinger, UIW, 5-7, 7-6, 10-7
Luke Troutmann, UIW, def.
Bryan Joiner, ACU, 6-2, 6-3
Doubles
Hans Hach-
Bryan Joiner, ACU, def. Leury Arias-Chris Lawson, UIW, 8-3
Jake Hendrie-
Nick Plum, ACU, def. David Ballinger-Luke Troutmann, UIW, 8-3
Eldad Campbell-
John Strahl, ACU, def. Carlos Olvera-Alden Deleon, UIW, 8-1
