Over the weekend, both the men’s and women’s tennis team started their weekend by disposing of Tyler Junior College in front of the fans at Eager Tennis Pavilion on Friday afternoon.

Although the match was a scrimmage, it was the only action the Lady ‘Cats had all weekend, and they were able to answer the bell by taking care of a pesky Apaches squad that were dreaming of an upset.

However, the depth of ACU overwhelmed the Apaches and sent them back to Tyler empty handed, and the Lady Wildcats remained perfect in the month of March with a 6-3 win.

The ACU men’s team began their grueling weekend by scrimmaging the Apaches as well.

“TJC is one of the top five JuCo teams in the nation,” senior Nick Plum said. “Playing a top team like this gets us ready to play in the kind of intense atmosphere.”

The Wildcats ended up falling short against the Apaches 5-4, although the score of the match will not be reflected on ACU’s record because it was only a scrimmage.

The next day, the men’s team traveled to Waco to take on another JuCo and a division one school while the women’s team got some much-deserved rest.

The Wildcats started off their double header by putting a beat down on Temple College 9-0. ACU asserted their dominance over the Owls, only dropping one set in the entire match.

Highlights of the match included Plum winning his first match as a number one singles player and freshmen Kyle Plum and Michael Morris both winning their matches in straight sets.

“It was a pretty easy start to the day,” Morris said. “They were not a very hard team to play well against.”

In the second match of the double header, the Wildcats were not so lucky. ACU ran into a buzz saw that was the thirty-fifth ranked Baylor Bears, and ended up losing the match 6-1.

Despite the lopsided score, the ‘Cats were able to grab a couple of matches from the ultra-talented Baylor squad. The undefeated duo of Plum and Hans Hach improved to 7-0 on the first line with an 8-5 victory.

Junior Alfredo Desiati was the only singles winner of the evening for the ‘Cats, winning his fifth line match in three sets. Desiati came roaring back after dropping the first set, and finally took down Lars Behlen in the third set match tie-breaker.

Both the men’s and women’s tennis teams will be back in action this Thursday at Eager Tennis Pavilion when they take on St. Mary’s University (TX) at 5:00 p.m.