HILTON HEAD, S.C. – Going undefeated in South Carolina and moving to 4-6-1 on the year, the East Texas Baptist University men's tennis team has an unbeaten streak of five matches. The final match in South Carolina ended in a tie so ETBU's win streak is still alive. ETBU earned wins over Westminster (PA), Messiah College (PA), and tied Connecticut College.
On Tuesday, ETBU shut out Westminster College, 9-0, only giving up three points in doubles winning at #1, 8-2, and then shutting out at #2, 8-0, and winning #3, 8-1. In singles play, the only points scored for Westminster came at the #1 and #2 singles matches.
Wednesday brought a 7-2 win over Messiah College as ETBU won their fourth match of the year and fourth straight match. After a 2-1 lead in doubles, winning the #2 and #3 doubles matches, ETBU won all the singles matches from #1 through #4 and the #6 matches.
The final match ended in a 4-4 tie due to darkness with Connecticut College. ETBU took at 2-1 lead in doubles winning at #2, 9-7, and #3, 8-4, for the early lead. In singles play, ETBU won just the #2 and #5 singles matches for a 4-4 tie. The final match at #6 was called due to darkness and ended in a 4-4 tie.
All the results from South Carolina are below.
East Texas Baptist University 9, Westminster College 0
Mar 14, 2017 at Hilton Head, S.C.
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East Texas Baptist University 4, Connecticut College 4
Mar 17, 2017 at Hilton Head, S.C.
| Singles competition |
| 1. Charlie Williams (CTC) def. Connor Mason (ETBU) 6-2, 6-3 |
| 2. Cody Highsmith (ETBU) def. Daniel Maffa (CTC) 7-6 (10-6), 3-6, 10-8 |
| 3. Will Cannon (CTC) def. Andrew Deutsch (ETBU) 2-6, 6-3, 10-7 |
| 4. Ben Sachs (CTC) def. John Herr (ETBU) 6-2, 7-5 |
| 5. Joseph Salinas (ETBU) def. Scott Brown (CTC) 6-3, 4-6, 10-8 |
| 6. Rollin Houk (ETBU) vs. Johnny Cissel (CTC) unfinished |
