MARSHALL, Texas – Starting off the spring season after Snowmaggedon21, the East Texas Baptist University men's tennis team heads out west this weekend. ETBU will face both Howard Payne University and McMurry University in West Texas.
Below is information on the matches.
▶️G1 #ETBU🐯🆚 Howard Payne 🐝
🗓️ Friday, February 26, 2021 |🕰️12:00 PM
🏟 Marshall, Texas
🔢All-Time Series: ETBU 5-1
*Last ETBU Win: Feb. 28, 2020 (9-0)
*Last HPU Win: Feb. 2, 2013 (5-4)
▶️G2 #ETBU🐯🆚 McMurry 🦅
🗓️ Saturday, February 27, 2021 |🕰️10:00 AM
🏟 Marshall, Texas
🔢All-Time Series: McM 4-3
*Last ETBU Win: Jan. 31, 2020 (5-4)
*Last HPU Win: Feb. 17, 2012 (9-0)
ETBU
* Will have their first matches this week.
* Returning six members from last season's team, including
Dalton Barron,
Matthew Fuhr,
John Herr,
Adam Morris,
Joseph Salinas, and
Noah Smistad
* Welcoming eight newcomers including
Tim Cooley,
Christian Dubec,
Reid Jones,
Jonah Kirkpatrick,
Randal Lemmon,
Joshua Schreffler,
Abraham Silva, and
Liam Wedge
* Picked to finish third in the ASC
* Dubec and Lemmon named to ASC players to watch list.
* Were 3-6 overall and 0-1 in ASC last year before COVID-19 hit.
* Barron named ASC East Player of the Week on Mar. 3, 2020
* Herr went 6-3 in singles and 3-6 in doubles play
* Defeated HPU 9-0.
* Won their last four meetings with HPU since their inaugural meeting.
* Defeated McM 5-4 last season. Barron and Smistad won 8-5 at #3 doubles. Barron also won #6 singles 6-0, 6-0 while Herr won #2 singles 6-1, 6-2
HPU
* 0-7 following a 9-0 loss to the University of St. Mary's (TX)
* Have yet to score a point this season.
* Were 3-8 last season when COVID-19 hit.
* Hunter Green won three singles matches last season while teaming up with Micah Hunter for three doubles wins
McM
* 0-2 overall after a 7-2 loss to Dallas Baptist University.
* Went 5-9 last season before COVID-19 hit.
* Carlos Martinez recorded eight wins in singles play while he and Chase Daniel (five singles wins) teamed up for nine doubles wins.
