ABILENE, Texas – The McMurry University men's tennis team faced off versus NCAA Division 1 foe Abilene Christian University and suffered a 7-0 defeat at the Eager Tennis Center. The War Hawks fell to 4-7 on the year, while the Wildcats improved to 12-8.
ACU swept all three doubles matches to earn the first team point of the evening. For MCM, the No. 1 tandem of
Carlos Martinez and
Clayton Pope lost to the Wildcats' Josh Sheehy and Paul Domanski, 6-1. The No. 2 doubles of
Andrew Hallowell and Cody Aaron, and the No. 3 duo of
Joseph Diaz and
Zach Miller, both suffered 6-0 defeats.
The singles results had much the same outcome, as ACU won all six contests in straight sets. At. No. 1 singles, Martinez was topped by Sheehy, 6-2, 6-4, and Pope was defeated by Niko Moceanu, 6-3, 6-2. Hallowell, Aaron, Miller and Diaz lost the Nos. 3-6 bouts.
The War Hawks will return to action on Saturday (March 24) with a pair of matches. McM hosts the University of the Southwest (9 a.m.) and Texas Lutheran University (4 p.m.).
Abilene Christian 7, McMurry University 0
Mar 21, 2018 at Abilene, Texas (Eager Tennis Center)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Jonathan Sheehy (ACU) def. Carlos Martinez (MCMM) 6-1, 6-4 |
| 2. Niko Moceanu (ACU) def. Clayton Pope (MCMM) 6-3, 6-2 |
| 3. Henry Adams (ACU) def. Andrew Hallowell (MCMM) 6-0, 6-1 |
| 4. Paul M. Domanski (ACU) def. Cody Aaron (MCMM) 6-1, 6-2 |
| 5. Hunter Holman (ACU) def. Zach Miller (MCMM) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 6. Cole Lawson (ACU) def. Joseph Diaz (MCMM) 6-0, 6-1 |
| Match Notes |
| McMurry University 4-7 |
| Abilene Christian 12-8 |
