Wildcats Start Home Slate on Friday

ABILENE – Abilene Christian hosts Lubbock Christian and Hardin-Simmons in a men's tennis triangular on Friday, taking on LCU at noon and HSU at 5 p.m.
 
The Wildcats enter at 0-1 after a 6-1 loss at TCU to open the season. All nine ACU entrants battled well against the third-ranked Horned Frogs with Jose Maria Rastrojo getting a victory at No. 6 singles.
 
LCU comes into the day at 2-1 having beaten Colorado College and Colorado Mesa in the Pueblo Duels. Martins Abamu is 10-1 overall and 3-0 in duals as the No. 1 singles entrant for the Chaps this year.
 
ACU has won its last eight meetings with Hardin-Simmons, including a 7-0 victory in 2021.
 
Friday will be the spring opener for HSU, which finished last season at 14-8. James Moore returns after a 13-5 season in singles last season, including a 9-1 mark in the third line.