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Incarnate Word Results
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Newman men's tennis dropped two matches in San Antonio against St. Mary's and No. 19 Incarnate Word. The Jets fell 8-1 to the Rattlers and 7-0 to the Cardinals. NU is now 5-11 on the season and 0-3 in the Heartland Conference.
In the 8-1 loss to St. Mary's, the lone Jet win came at No. 6 singles.
Jeff Wherritt won in a third set tiebreaker, 11-9. After dropping set one, 6-1, Wherritt won set two 6-3.
The other five singles matches were all losses in straight sets. In doubles,
Nei Dos Santos and
Freddy Sanchez lost 8-4 at No. 1.
Ramon Nola and
Jarred Ferris went down 8-5 at No. 2 doubles, and at No. 3 doubles,
Mitchel Whitmer and
Jeff Wherritt lost 8-4.
Against Incarnate Word, the Jets went down 7-0. In singles competition NU won just five games in the four matches that were completed. The Jets also dropped all three doubles matches.
Newman returns to the court on March 29-30 at the Evangel Invite. NU takes on Kansas Wesleyan and Graceland University at the event.