Box Score ABILENE - The ACU men's tennis team bounced back with a 4-3 victory over the Lehigh Mountain Hawks on a sunny Tuesday afternoon at the Judi and Cecil Eager Tennis Pavilion.
The Wildcats (10-6 overall) scored the doubles point with two quick wins.
Merse Deli and
Benjamin McDonald defeated Sean Jaeger and Marc Blekhman 6-3. The duo of
Ethan Scribner and
Alejandro Verdasco followed shortly thereafter with a 6-4 win over Luke Donovan and Jose Murariu.
Matheus Limea and
Martin Delnido were tied 5-5 in the number three doubles match, but did not finish because of ACU's two victories.
In singles competition, Lima made quick work of Lehigh's Wyeth Anzilotti, 6-1, 6-0. Scribner and Delnido also earned straight set wins against their opponents. McDonald and Dutine both rallied to win the second set in their respective matches, but both lost the tiebreaker.
ACU's next match is Tuesday, March 18 in Lubbock against Texas Tech at the McLeod Tennis Center. The match is scheduled to start at 4 p.m. Fans are able to
watch the match online and follow along with
live stats.
The Wildcats' next -- and final -- home match is Saturday, March 22 versus UT Permian Basin.
Singles
Jose Murariu (Lehigh) def. Dennis Dutine (ACU) 7-5, 1-6, 1-0 (10-6)
Marc Blekhman (Lehigh) def.
Alejandro Verdasco (ACU) 6-3, 7-6 (7-3)
Martin Delnido (ACU) def. Jackson Morash (Lehigh) 6-3, 6-3
Ofer Hacohen (Lehigh) def.
Benjamin McDonald (ACU) 6-4, 1-6, 1-0 (10-7)
Matheus Lima (ACU) def. Wyeth Anzilotti (Lehigh) 6-1, 6-0
Ethan Scribner (ACU) def. Nate Raney (Lehigh) 6-0, 6-3
Order of finish: 5, 6, 3, 2, 1, 4
Doubles
Deli/McDonald (ACU) def. Jaeger/Blekhman (Lehigh) 6-3
Scribner/Verdasco (ACU) def. Donovan/Murariu (Lehigh) 6-4
Lima/Delnido (ACU) 5-5 vs. Morash/Raney (Lehigh)Â DNF
Order of finish: 1, 2
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