By Brian Roe, Sports Writer ACU's Wal-Mart Open has been canceled due to weather and the lack of completion of the new tennis center. "I had to make the decision to play or not by Monday and it had been raining throughout the weekend, so I just decided to cancel it," tennis coach Hutton Jones said. According to NCAA rules, no tennis competition ... [Read More…]
Intramural football brings in all types
By Brian Roe, Sports Writer Intramural football is a game where all sorts of different people can be found. Guy's teams, girl's teams and pledge teams are a few examples of the diversity found on this particular gridiron. "The fellowship is probably my favorite thing about intramurals," said junior Emily Wallace, Sigma Theta Chi intramural ... [Read More…]
Men’s team wraps up road schedule at UTA
By Brian Roe, Sports Writer The men's tennis squad hit the road one final time this past weekend for the Texas-Arlington Invitational and the Collin County College tournament in Plano. The Invitational featured four teams that are all ranked in the top 70 in the nation, including UTA, Wichita State and Lamar University. "UTA and other Division I ... [Read More…]
Individuals fall short at regionals: Johnson/Chumley defeated in final round doubles play
By Brian Roe, Sports Writer The Omni Rolex Regionals came to a close last weekend for the ACU women's tennis team, with no Wildcats qualifying for nationals. The Wildcats wouldn't go down without a fight in the three day tournament, held at Abilene's Rose Park Ten-nis Center. On Friday, three of the final four doubles teams to advance were from ... [Read More…]
ACU looking for ITA success
By Brian Roe, Sports Writer After strong showings at the Arkansas Invitational and the Texas Christian Invitational the ACU women's tennis team is ready to show Division II rivals how to play some tennis. "We have played really strong this year and I think we definitely have a good shot at getting several players to the finals. It was good to ... [Read More…]
Cats come up short at ITAs: Short-handed team fails to qualify players for nationals
By Brian Roe, Sports Writer The ACU men's tennis team came up empty last weekend in its bid to send a singles player or doubles team to the ITA Omni Hotels national championship tournament. Evan Puglia and his partner Kirk O'Connor were one of the doubles teams that advanced to the third round, as well as singles players Trent Broach and Clayton ... [Read More…]
Cats hang tough at TCU: Women knock off some Division I athletes in Invite
By Brian Roe, Sports Writer The women's tennis team traveled to Ft. Worth to compete in the Texas Christian University Invitational last weekend. The Wildcats played well against some tough Division I teams, said tennis coach Hutton Jones. "TCU was the dominant team, but other than that we were right there with Texas Tech and North Texas," Jones ... [Read More…]
Individuals give solid efforts on road: Tennis teams do well at invites
By Brian Roe, Sports Writer The ACU men's and women's tennis teams proved this weekend that they can compete with Division I schools. The men's team traveled to Beaumont to play in the Lamar Invitational, while the women competed in the Arkansas Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark. Both teams hung in with some of the tougher Division I teams. "We ... [Read More…]
Wildcats kick off fall tennis season: Men, women hit road for invitationals
By Brian Roe, Sports Writer The men's and women's tennis teams kick off the fall tennis season this weekend at their respective tournaments. The men will compete in the Lamar Invitational, while the women will be traveling to the Arkansas Invitational. Both tournaments are comprised primarily of Division I schools. "Both tournaments are going ... [Read More…]
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