Cowboys Win Final ASC Match With McMurry
By: Chad Grubbs
Updated: April 17, 2012
ABILENE, Texas -- Hardin-Simmons'
men's tennis team stayed undefeated in American Southwest Conference
West Division action with a 7-2 win over McMurry on Tuesday
afternoon at McMurry.
The
Cowboys won two of three doubles matches to take an early lead. Gavin
Ybarra and Steven Stanley teamed for an 8-0 win at No. 3 doubles and
Tony Record and Michael
McCullough had an 8-4 win at No. 2 doubles.
HSU
dominated the singles portion of the match. McCullough and Ybarra had
6-0, 6-0 wins at No. 4 and No. 5 singles. Erich Bein and Stanley won in
straight sets. Sean
Strehlow, who had spent the night in the emergency room last night,
gutted out a 6-1, 1-6, 6-3 win at No. 2 singles.
The
Cowboys are now 9-5 on the year and 4 -0 in ASC West action. They will
host Howard Payne on Wednesday at 4 p.m. McMurry fell to 6-10 overall
and to 3-3 in ASC
West play.
Singles competition
Singles
1. Erich Bein (HSU) def. Chris Breaux, 6-2, 6-4
2. Sean Strehlow (HSU) def. Casjen Rico, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3
3. Preston Steblein (MCM) def. Cullen Dees, 6-4, 6-1
4. Michael McCullough (HSU) def. Donald Matthews, 6-0, 6-0
5. Gavin Ybarra (HSU) def. Alex Johnson, 6-0, 6-0
6. Steven Stanley (HSU) def. Arnett McClure, 6-1, 6-1
Doubles
1. Breaux/Rico (MCM) def. Bein/Strehlow, 8-4
2. Tony Record/McCullough (HSU) def. Steblein/Johnson, 8-4
3. Ybarra/Stanley (HSU) def. McClure/Matthews, 8-0
