The McMurry University tennis squads continued the fall portions of their respective seasons over the weekend. The War Hawks men stayed local and competed at the ACU Open, while the women were at the ITA southwest Regional tournament in Tyler, Texas.
 
For the men, sophomore Carlos Martinez finished in a tie for seventh place in Flight A singles.  Clayton Pope and Zach Miller tied for 11th place. Andrew Hallowell was 13th.
 
In Flight B, newcomers Cody Aaron and Joseph Diaz finished 11th and 13th, respectively. Matthew Sanchez was 15th in Flight C singles.
 
In men's doubles Flight A, McM's Martinez and Hallowell finished in fourth place. After losing its opening math, the duo battled back to defeat two teams from Hardin-Simmons in the back draw. In Flight B doubles, the War Hawks' tandem of Chris Causer and Trey Farmbrough finished seventh.
 
In the women's weekend action, junior Samantha Ritz was the team's top place in Flight A singles. After dropping her opening round, Ritz defeated a pair of foes from HSU and UT Tyler before bowing out in the consolation quarterfinals.
 
In Flight B, Briana Perez defeated Laela Zaidi of Hendrix in the championship bracket. Newcomer Claire Huffine and junior Symphony Munoz both won three matches in the consolation bracket.
 
In Flight C singles, Gabrielle Ellwanger won her round of 32 match over Lindsey Reynolds of Schreiner before bowing out. War Hawks' newcomer Morgan Parnell and Kiara Jones reached the consolation finals, before calling it a day.
 
In Flight B doubles, the team of Zayra Gomez and Munoz reached the championship semifinals, winning three matches along the way (including teams from Mary Hardin-Baylor and Schreiner).