TACOMA, Wash. – Opening up their spring break trip to the West Coast with a victory, East Texas Baptist University won, 8-1, over the University of Puget Sound. ETBU is now 6-5 on the year.
ETBU swept through doubles play for the quick 3-0 lead.
Jake Gibson and
Jacob Daniell won at number one, 8-6, and then
Sam Black and
Bruno Ferraro Brocanelli took the number two match, 8-2.
Zachary Couch and
Max Karseno finished of the scoring in a close, 8-7, win at number three.
Taking matches one through five, ETBU breezed through matches one, four, and five. Black won the number one match, 6-4, 6-2, followed by Couch taking the number four match, 6-3, 6-3. Danielle won his number five match, 6-2, 6-2. Slade and Gibson pulled off wins in tiebreakers. Slade held off Carson Ward, 4-6, 6-3, 6-5 (10-5) for the win at number three and then Gibson won the number two match, 4-6, 6-2, 6-0.
ETBU will take on George Fox University on Sunday in Newberg, Ore., at 4:00 p.m.
