The men's tennis team went on cruise control Saturday as they swept the University of Nebraska – Kearney 9-0. The Mustangs improve to 5-1 in RMAC play.
Two singles matches went to a tiebreaker.
Kyle Lynch (Albuquerque, NM, New Mexico Military Institute High School) and
Emmanuel Hecher (Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Colegio Pitagoras) both took the third set by a score of 10-8. The remainder of the singles matches were limited to just one or two Loper points.
“The team seemed motivated today,” says head coach Erik Burton.
The men will continue RMAC play on April 17 at home versus Colorado Christian University. Matches will begin at 9:00 a.m.
Doubles:
1) Fa/Atkins (WNMU) over Raymond/Colbert (UNK) 8-2
2) Hecher/Lynch (WNMU) over Lescelius/Sakai (UNK) 8-2
3) L.Salazar/Rueda (WNMU) over Lopez/Ambriz (UNK) 8-5
Singles:
1) Lynch (WNMU) over Raymond (UNK) 5-7, 6-1, (10-8)
2) Rueda (WNMU) over Lescelius (UNK) 6-1, 6-1
3) Atkins (WNMU) over Sakai (UNK) 6-0, 6-1
4) Fa (WNMU) over Colbert (UNK) 6-2, 6-0
5) L.Salazar (WNMU) over Lopez (UNK) 6-1, 6-1
6) Hecher (WNMU) over Ambriz (UNK) 6-2, 6-7, (10-8)