ABILENE – Abilene Christian men's tennis Thursday followed a 7-0 win vs. Dallas Baptist with a 6-0 loss to No. 10 TCU at the Horned Frogs' Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center.
The Wildcats' victory over the Patriots was their first of the spring season and they enter this weekend's slate of matches in Oklahoma with a 1-3 record. ACU is schedule to play Cameron Friday in Oklahoma City and meet both Arizona and the Sooners Saturday in Norman.
For the defending Big 12 Champions, who are coming off a 22-5 campaign that reached its conclusion in the NCAA Championship quarterfinals, Thursday served as their season opener. And the Horned Frogs truly appeared deserving of their preseason ranking as they swept the Wildcats in straight sets with no opponent scoring more than four points.
As for Dallas Baptist, the Patriots treated Thursday's match as an exhibition leading into their Feb. 2 season opener vs. Jacksonville College.
The Wildcats sat several starters vs. DBU in preparation for their nightcap vs. TCU, and all their competitors won convincingly playing up three positions.
Senior
Hunter Holman was victorious at both No. 1 singles and doubles, playing alongside classmate
Paul Michael Domanski, who won his No. 2 singles match, 6-3, 6-1.
Freshman
Joaquin Delgado triumphed at No. 3 singles and posted a 6-4 victory at No. 3 doubles with sophomore
Jackson Fine. The Bixby, Okla., native additionally won his No. 6 singles contest, 6-4, 6-1 over Jacob Brooks.
Senior
Brad Gleason took part in two swift victories. First he and classmate
Henry Adams registered a 6-1 win at No. 2 doubles, and later he came within a point of blanking Riley Smith at the No. 4 position.
Junior
Cole Lawson was ACU's victor at No. 5, beating Jacob Delao, 6-3, 6-0.
#10 TCU 6, Abilene Christian 0
Jan 18, 2018 at Fort Worth, Texas (Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1. Trevor Johnson (TCU) def.
Josh Sheehy (ACU) 6-2, 6-2
2. #23 Alastair Gray (TCU) def.
Jonathan Sheehy (ACU) 6-3, 6-1
3. Guillermo Nuñez (TCU) def.
Henry Adams (ACU) 6-0, 6-0
4. Reese Stalder (TCU) def.
Hunter Holman (ACU) 6-0, 6-0
5. Bertus Kruger (TCU) def. Paul M. Domanski (ACU) 6-3, 6-4
6. Eduardo Roldan (TCU) vs.
Joaquin Delgado (ACU) 6-2, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. Alastair Gray/Trevor Johnson (TCU) def.
Jonathan Sheehy/
Josh Sheehy (ACU) 6-1
2. Reese Stalder/Bertus Kruger (TCU) def. Paul M. Domanski/
Hunter Holman (ACU) 6-2
3. Guillermo Nuñez/Max Kurzban (TCU) vs.
Henry Adams/
Brad Gleason (ACU) 4-3, unfinished
Match Notes
Abilene Christian 1-3
TCU 1-0; National ranking #10
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (4,3,2,5,1)
T-1:50 A-108
Abilene Christian 7, Dallas Baptist 0
Jan 18, 2018 at Ft. Worth, Texas (Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1.
Hunter Holman (ACU) def. Nick Gilmore (DBU) 6-2, 6-0
2. Paul M. Domanski (ACU) def. Nathan Torres (DBU) 6-3, 6-1
3.
Joaquin Delgado (ACU) def. Josh Williams (DBU) 6-3, 6-2
4.
Brad Gleason (ACU) def. Riley Smith (DBU) 6-1, 6-0
5.
Cole Lawson (ACU) def. Jacob Delao (DBU) 6-3, 6-0
6.
Jackson Fine (ACU) def. Jacob Brooks (DBU) 6-4, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Paul M. Domanski/
Hunter Holman (ACU) def. Riley Smith/Josh Williams (DBU) 6-1
2.
Brad Gleason/
Henry Adams (ACU) def. Nick Gilmore/Nathan Torres (DBU) 6-1
3.
Jackson Fine/
Joaquin Delgado (ACU) def. Jacob Delao/Jacob Brooks (DBU) 6-4
Match Notes
Abilene Christian 1-2
Dallas Baptist 0-0
T-3:00 A-50
