Box Score ABILENE, TEXAS – No. 11 Tiger Men's Tennis defeats Hardin-Simmons 7-0 on Friday afternoon.
Doubles action began with
Jared Perry (Tucson, Arizona / Catalina Foothills) and
Roshin Kamath (League City, Texas / Clear Springs) earning a solid 6-2 win at the No. 2 doubles spot. On the top court,
Kishan Kersten (Plano, Texas / West) and
Rocco Mendez (Las Vegas, Nevada / Odyssey Charter School) fell in a hard-fought 6-3 match. However, the duo of
Ethan Flores (Houston, Texas / Clear Lake) and
Conor Kaczmarczyk (Aurora, Colorado / Regis Jesuit) secured a 6-1 victory at No. 3 doubles, clinching the opening point for the Tigers.
In singles play, Kersten dominated at the No. 6 spot with a commanding 6-2, 6-0 win.
Connor Whittington (Lake Oswego, Oregon / Lake Oswego) followed with a 6-4, 6-3 win at No. 5. Then,
Ryan Warren (Keller, Texas / Connections Academy) had a 6-4, 6-1 victory at No. 2. Mendez pushed Trinity within reach of a 7-0 win, continuing the momentum, winning his No. 4 singles match 6-4, 6-2. Moments later, Kamath put the squad even closer with a 6-3, 6-4 triumph at No. 3.
The final match of the afternoon featured Perry at No. 1 singles. After taking the first set 6-4, he fought back to win the second set in a tiebreaker 7-6 (7-4), completing the Tigers' 7-0 victory.
Up Next
The Tigers will face NCAA Division II opponent St. Mary's in an exhibition match tomorrow at 10:00 AM.
