MARSHALL, Texas – Taking on American Southwest Conference West Division foe, the East Texas Baptist University men's tennis team fell to the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, 7-2 on Friday afternoon. With the loss, ETBU drops to 2-2 overall.

The Tigers were swept in doubles play, with the #1 team of John Herr and Joseph Salinas falling, 8-7. The #2 team of Andrew Duetsch and Tyler Howard fell 8-1 and the #3 Noah Smistad and Dalton Barron lost 8-5.

In singles play, Herr and Salinas tallied the only wins for the Tigers, with Herr winning the #1 spot (6-0/6-3) and Salinas picking up a win at #2 (6-1/6-3). Howard came up short at the #3 spot (6-1/6-1) while Morris (6-2/6-1), Barron (6-2/7-5) and Smistad (6-2/6-1) all had close matches.

The Tigers will return to Veterans Memorial Tennis Complex for a matchup with Howard Payne University on Friday, February 28^th. The late February match is set for a 4:00 p.m. start time.