In his 14th season as the men's and women's tennis head coach, Hutton Jones is the longest tenured head coach at ACU. Jones' career has been studded with Coach of the Year awards, Lone Star Conference championships and successful seasons. Before coaching, he played tennis at ACU from 1978-81, serving as the men's team captain his senior ... [Read More…]

By Sam Bartee The spring season of Wildcat tennis begins next week when the women's team scrimmages Monday and Tuesday. The women's team will compete in separate events next week, including matches with Division I-AA opponents Stephen F. Austin and Sam Houston State. The Wildcats have a lot to live up to this season after a great season last ... [Read More…]

Being the host of a tournament does not guarantee success, as the ACU men's tennis team discovered during the ITA South Central Regional Championships on Friday and Saturday. ACU's best chance for the championship, seventh-seeded Eldad Campbell, fell in a surprising first-round defeat. Other first- and second-round knockouts included Cody McCarty, ... [Read More…]

Jaclyn Walker and Dina Pavlin won the Wilson/ITA South Central doubles championship Sunday at the WU Tennis Center on the Washburn Center University campus. Walker and Pavlin defeated defending regional doubles champions Zuzanna Osinska and Emina Spirtovic 6-2 and 6-1. The pair from Northeastern State University was also the top seed in this ... [Read More…]

By Chandler Harris, Assistant Sports Editor After an impressive season, the men's and women's tennis teams have begun their quest for a successful postseason. Both teams were vying for conference championships, and both teams got them. The women were nothing short of dominant in their defense as reigning LSC champions. Not allowing a single point ... [Read More…]

By Brandon Tripp, Sports Writer The Wildcat men's tennis team wrapped up its regular season with a couple of big wins. The women had the weekend off, but the men defeated two conference opponents. The men took a 21-4 record into the final weekend of the regular season against conference opponent Southeastern Oklahoma State University and ... [Read More…]

By Brandon Tripp, Sports Writer The women's tennis team continued to prepare for a national title run, playing two matches over the weekend, while the men's team had the week off. The Wildcats played another Division I opponent in the University of North Texas, and also competed against conference and regional rival Northeastern State. "We needed ... [Read More…]

By Brandon Tripp, Sports Writer The men and women's teams were out of town this past weekend, playing road matches against top-flight teams. The men made the long trek to Montgomery, Ala., without their No. 1 player Juan Nuñez to face off against a slew of Division II powerhouses. The Wildcats walked away from the weekend 1-2 after facing ... [Read More…]

By Brandon Tripp, Sports Writer ACU tennis continued its winning ways over the weekend and stayed hot Tuesday after going 5-1 in the six matches. The men went 2-1 while the women went undefeated. The men defeated Metro State and University of the Southwest over the weekend before falling Tuesday to No. 12 conference opponent Cameron University. ... [Read More…]

By Jeff Craig, Sports Writer The ACU men and women's tennis teams will be in action with five games each, all of which will be played at ACU as a part of the 2009 Wildcat Invitational. The men's team is coming off a couple of losses at the hands of Lamar and Louisiana-Lafayette. The squad currently sits at 18-4 and held the No. 20 spot as of the ... [Read More…]