No. 74 men's tennis sweeps doubleheader from Owls and War Hawks

Men's Tennis | 3/4/2016 10:54:00 PM

ABILENE - The 74th-ranked Abilene Christian men's tennis team posted near-perfect team results on a spectacular 79-degree afternoon Friday in the Big Country, beating Temple and McMurry by scores of 6-1 and 7-0 at the Eager Tennis Pavilion.

The Wildcats are 13-5 following the doubleheader sweep, while the Owls and War Hawks are  11-3 and 5-3, respectively.

Despite the appearance of the final score, today's dual between the Wildcats and Owls was a battle that lasted close to four hours as three of the singles matches were decided in three sets and all won by the home team.

Freshman No. 1 Josh Sheehy knocked off Santiago Canete, 6-3, 6-7, 6-3, for his team-leading 13th victory of the spring, while at No. 5, sophomore Paul Domanski improved to 10-5 overall and 8-2 over his last 10 decisions in coming back from a set down to beat Florian Mayer, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.

Sophomore Henry Adams also was tested at No. 6, but was able to push his winning streak to three matches following a 7-6 (11-9), 4-6, 6-2 triumph over Filip Stipcic.

Further up the lineup, junior Nico Agritelley quieted Nicolas Paulus, 6-4, 6-0, and sophomore Hunter Holman continued to impress with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Uladzimir Dorash. Holman has won his last three matches and is currently second on the team with 11 victories.

ACU's doubles results vs. the Owls were 6-4, 6-1 and 6-2.

The Wildcats' modified their lineup vs. McMurry, moving Agritelley into the top spot followed by senior Jason Proctor and Holman, while the No. 4 to 6 positions were claimed by senior Marco Bensley, sophomore Brad Gleason and freshman Cole Lawson.

All won in straight sets as ACU lifted its combined singles record to 68-37 (.648), and in doubles, the Wildcats won 7-6, 6-0 and 6-3.

The Wildcats return to action Sunday, March 13 for the start of a Spring Break trip that will take them to Hattiesburg, Miss., for duals vs. Jackson State and Southern Mississippi, and to Thibodaux and New Orleans, La. for conference matches vs. Nicholls and the Privateers of UNO.
 

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#74 Abilene Christian 6, Temple 1
Mar 04, 2016 at Abilene, Texas (Eager Tennis Pavilion)

Singles competition
1. Josh Sheehy (ACU) def. Santiago Canete (TEMPLE) 6-3, 6-7, 6-3
2. Artem Kapshuk (TEMPLE) def. Jason Proctor (ACU) 6-4, 6-4
3. Nico Agritelley (ACU) def. Nicolas Paulus (TEMPLE) 6-4, 6-0
4. Hunter Holman (ACU) def. Uladzimir Dorash (TEMPLE) 6-2, 6-2
5. Paul Domanski (ACU) def. Florian Mayer (TEMPLE) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
6. Henry Adams (ACU) def. Filip Stipcic (TEMPLE) 7-6 (11-9), 4-6, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Nico Agritelley/Josh Sheehy (ACU) def. Vineet Naran/Hicham Belkssir (TEMPLE) 6-4
2. Jason Proctor/Henry Adams (ACU) def. Artem Kapshuk/Nicolas Paulus (TEMPLE) 6-1
3. Marco Bensley/Paul Domanski (ACU) def. Florian Mayer/Uladzimir Dorash (TEMPLE) 6-2

Match Notes
Temple 11-3
Abilene Christian 12-5; National ranking #74
T-3:45
 

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#74 Abilene Christian 7, McMurry University 0
Mar 04, 2016 at Abilene, Texas (Eager Tennis Pavilion)

Singles competition
1. Nico Agritelley (ACU) def. Carlos Perez (MCMMT) 6-1, 6-1
2. Jason Proctor (ACU) def. Rayce Roberson (MCMMT) 6-2, 6-0
3. Hunter Holman (ACU) def. Hunter Ward (MCMMT) 6-1, 6-0
4. Marco Bensley (ACU) def. Clayton Pope (MCMMT) 7-6 (7-3), 6-2
5. Brad Gleason (ACU) def. Kie Jones (MCMMT) 6-3, 6-2
6. Cole Lawson (ACU) def. Kendall Mann (MCMMT) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Jason Proctor/Henry Adams (ACU) def. Carlos Perez/Hunter Ward (MCMMT) 7-6
2. Paul Domanski/Marco Bensley (ACU) def. Rayce Roberson/Ethan Rodriguez (MCMMT) 6-0
3. Sebastian Langdon/Hunter Holman (ACU) def. Kendall Mann/Kie Jones (MCMMT) 6-3

Match Notes
McMurry University 5-3
Abilene Christian 13-5; National ranking #74