ABILENE -- Abilene Christian men's tennis improved to 5-3 on the young season Saturday following a doubleheader sweep of nationally ranked in-state rivals Tyler Junior College and Trinity University.
Tyler is the top-ranked team on the JUCO circuit while Trinity is No. 13 in the ITA's DIII rankings.
Senior and nationally-ranked singles competitor (No. 83)
Jonathan Sheehy won all four his matches. In singles, the Arlington native won each of his top-line matches in straight sets and in doubles he combined with classmate
Jackson Fine to blank Trinity, 6-0, and topple Tyler, 6-4.
Sophomore
Dimitrios Azoidis also went unbeaten in singles from the No. 2 slot. First he held off Tyler's Jaycer Lyeons, 6-2, 5-7, 6-1, to put his side up 3-1, and later he edged Trinity's Jordan Pitts, 7-5, 7-5. His singles' winning streak is now at six matches.
Fine,
Nikolas Moceanu,
Savan Chhabra and
Joaquin Delgado also were victorious in singles play.
The Wildcats' homestand continues Saturday, Feb. 15 with a 9 a.m. / 1 p.m. twin bill vs. New Mexico State and UTEP. Admission is free.
Abilene Christian 4, Tyler Junior College 3
Feb 08, 2020 at Abilene, Texas (Teague Special Events Center)
Singles competition
1.
Jonathan Sheehy (ACU) def. Lamar Bartley (TJC) 7-5, 6-3
2.
Dimitrios Azoidis (ACU) def. Jaycer Lyeons (TJC) 6-2, 5-7, 6-1
3. Lourenco Gasperini (TJC) def.
Nikolas Moceanu (ACU) 6-3, 7-6
4.
Jackson Fine (ACU) def. Jeff Guerrero (TJC) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
5. Ryo Minakata (TJC) def.
Savan Chhabra (ACU) 6-4, 6-4
6. Matthew Beecher (TJC) def.
Joaquin Delgado (ACU) 6-4, 6-4
Doubles competition
1.
Jonathan Sheehy/
Jackson Fine (ACU) def. Lamar Bartley/Jaycer Lyeons (TJC) 6-4
2. Ryo Minakata/Lourenco Gasperini (TJC) def.
Nikolas Moceanu/
Akinori Wada (ACU) 6-1
3.
Dimitrios Azoidis/
Savan Chhabra (ACU) def. Carlos Matarredona/Matthew Beecher (TJC) 7-6
Match Notes
Tyler Junior College 2-1
Abilene Christian 4-3
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (1,3,2,4,5,6)
Abilene Christian 5, Trinity 2
Feb 08, 2020 at Abilene, Texas (Teague Events Center)
Singles competition
1.
Jonathan Sheehy (ACU) def. Cameron Krimbill (TRI) 6-1, 6-3
2.
Dimitrios Azoidis (ACU) def. Jordan Pitts (TRI) 7-5, 7-5
3.
Nikolas Moceanu (ACU) def. Wilson Hamilton (TRI) 6-3, 6-2
4. Hao Nguyen (TRI) def.
Jackson Fine (ACU) 6-2, 6-2
5.
Savan Chhabra (ACU) def. Jace Akagi-Okuma (TRI) 6-3, 6-4
6.
Joaquin Delgado (ACU) def. Cal Hunter (TRI) 6-4, 7-5
Doubles competition
1.
Jonathan Sheehy/
Jackson Fine (ACU) def. Jordan Pitts/Hao Nguyen (TRI) 6-0
2. Christian Settles/Cameron Krimbill (TRI) def.
Nikolas Moceanu/
Akinori Wada (ACU) 6-3
3. Wilson Hamilton/Jace Akagi-Okuma (TRI) def.
Joaquin Delgado/
Savan Chhabra (ACU) 6-4
Match Notes
Trinity 2-6
Abilene Christian 5-3
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (1,3,2,4,5,6)
