ABILENE – Abilene Christian saw its six-match win streak come to an end Friday at home vs. Lamar as the Cardinals jumped out to a 3-0 lead en route to a 5-2 victory at the Eager Tennis Center. The Wildcats are now 14-9 overall this spring and 2-1 vs. the Southland Conference, while the Cardinals improved to 14-6 and 3-0.
Despite being subjected to a large and vociferous ACU crowd, the Cardinals hung on to win the doubles point thanks to their 7-6 (5) win at the No. 2 line where the team of Michael Feucht and Benny Schweizer edged
Josh Sheehy and
Paul Michael Domanski. Earlier Jeandre Hoogenboezem and Nikita Lis beat
Nico Agritelley and
Henry Adams, 6-3, at the top line, while at No. 3, it was ACU's
Jonathan Sheehy and
Cole Lawson who were victorious over Juuso Laitinen and Logan Powell, 6-3. Sheehy and Lawson are now 5-2 on the spring.
Jon Sheehy also earned the Wildcats' first singles point, beating Lis in straight sets, 7-5, 6-3, for his fourth consecutive win and 10th of the season. Unfortunately, his win came with ACU trailing, 3-0, and shortly after his victory, Hoogenboezem completed his three-set win vs. Agritelley, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, at No. 3 singles, giving Lamar its third straight win over the Wildcats.
ACU earned its second point with the match already decided as
Sebastian Langdon defeated Laitinen, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4, at No. 6 singles for his seventh win of the spring.
The Wildcats men's and women's teams will spend the rest of this weekend celebrating with its alumni, and will return to action on Wednesday, April 12 with a home doubleheader vs. Midwestern State that's scheduled for a 5 p.m. start.
Lamar University 5, Abilene Christian 2
Apr 07, 2017 at Abilene, Texas (Eager Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1. Michael Feucht (LU) def.
Josh Sheehy (ACU) 6-4, 6-4
2.
Jonathan Sheehy (ACU) def. Nikita Lis (LU) 7-5, 6-3
3. Jeandre Hoogenboezem (LU) def.
Nico Agritelley (ACU) 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
4. Sebastian Santibanez (LU) def.
Hunter Holman (ACU) 6-1, 6-3
5. Benny Schweizer (LU) def.
Henry Adams (ACU) 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
6.
Sebastian Langdon (ACU) def. Juuso Laitinen (LU) 6-2, 5-7, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. Jeandre Hoogenboezem/Nikita Lis (LU) def.
Nico Agritelley/
Henry Adams (ACU) 6-3
2. Michael Feucht/Benny Schweizer (LU) def. Paul M. Domanski/
Josh Sheehy (ACU) 7-6 (5)
3.
Jonathan Sheehy/
Cole Lawson (ACU) def. Juuso Laitinen/Logan Powell (LU) 6-3
Match Notes
Lamar University 14-6 (3-0 SLC)
Abilene Christian 14-9 (2-1 SLC)
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (4,2,1,5,3,6)
T-2:45 A-350
