By Michael Freeman, Sports Writer The Wildcat tennis teams began the spring season last week with several victories: The women start the year with a record of 4-1, while the men begin 1-1. Last Wednesday, the women opened their season with a 9-0 win over Eastern New Mexico, followed by a 6-1 loss to Texas Tech. On Friday, the women impressively ... [Read More…]

By Michael Freeman, Sports Writer Full of optimism and fervor, the Wildcat tennis teams are looking toward the spring season. The women's team is ranked ninth and men's team is ranked 13th in the Division II national polls. After a landmark 2004-05 year, which included the women tallying a school record 31 victories, and the men reaching the ... [Read More…]

By Jared Fields, Sports Editor After a record setting year for ACU tennis last spring, head coach Hutton Jones reloaded his arsenal with a talented class of freshmen for the 2005-06 year. Last year the women's team finished with a school record 31 wins and the men finished with one of the highest final rankings in Jones' nine years after being ... [Read More…]

By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor Ahead 1-0 in the third set of his Lone Star Conference Championship singles match against Cameron's Marco Valdez, sophomore Evan Puglia glanced at the balcony of the Oak Tree Country Club to see his teammates gathering by his court. They had come from the opposite side of the facility, where senior Trent Broach ... [Read More…]

By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor With their seasons behind them, the men's and women's tennis teams will seek out Lone Star Conference titles at the LSC Championships in Oklahoma City this weekend. The ACU men (22-5) and women (23-5) have enjoyed seasons of success, and each team has gone undefeated against conference opponents: the men were 4-0 ... [Read More…]

By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor The men's tennis team improved to 19-5 with a pair of 9-0 wins over Incarnate Word and Central Oklahoma on Saturday at ACU's Eager Tennis Pavilion. Led by sophomore Casper Steenkamp at No. 1 singles and the tandem of senior Trent Broach and sophomore Evan Puglia at No. 1 doubles, the Wildcats made quick work of ... [Read More…]

By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor The women's tennis team took down another Division I opponent Friday when it sunk Stephen F. Austin, 7-2, at Eager Tennis Pavilion. The Wildcats' only losses went to junior Rachel Taylor at No. 1 singles and sophomore Joy Israel at No. 6 singles. The victory improved ACU's record to 9-2 on the season. "I thought ... [Read More…]

By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor The women's tennis team improved to 8-2 on the season with an 8-1 victory over Tarleton State Tuesday at ACU. Head tennis coach Hutton Jones said he was pleased with the win, yet displeased with the energy level against the TexAnns. "It was certainly a decisive win over a solid team, but if we had played a better ... [Read More…]

By Joel Weckerly, Sports Writer The ACU men's and women's tennis teams will play host to the NCAA Division II Central Region tournaments Friday and Saturday on the Eager Tennis Center courts. The men's team is coming off of a solid win last week over Cameron en route to capturing its second straight Lone Star Conference championship. "We're all ... [Read More…]

By Joshua Parrott, Sports Writer The ACU tennis teams are no strangers to success. Both teams have earned spots in the national rankings and won their respective Lone Star Conference tournament. Both have victories over some of the top teams in Division II, Division III and even Division I. Now both the ACU men's and women's tennis teams will ... [Read More…]