LONGVIEW, Texas – Staying perfect in the American Southwest Conference East Division, the East Texas Baptist University men's tennis team held off LeTourneau University, 7-2. ETBU is now 2-0 in the East Division and faces a tough Texas Tyler team on Saturday for the lead.

The match came down to doubles play as ETBU pulled out close matches for a 3-0 lead. It started with a 9-8 win at no.1 doubles as Connor Mason and Andrew Deutsch nipped LETU's Ty Grove and Curtis Martin. Cody Highsmith and John Herr then held off Jimmie Henson and Robby Bundy, 8-6, at no.2 doubles. Joseph Salinas and Ty Tarver made it 3-0 with an 8-5 win at no.3 doubles.

ETBU then won singles matches at three, four, five, and six for the 7-2 win. Deutsch won 6-2, 6-4 over Lopez at no.3 singles. Herr then only allowed two games won, 6-1, 6-1, over Bundy at no.4. Salinas won no.5 singles, 6-3, 6-4, and then Tarver took no.6 singles in a close match, 2-6, 6-1, 10-6.

ETBU heads to Tyler, Texas, for a Saturday match and the lead in the ASC East against Texas Tyler.