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Men’s tennis gets mixed results

April 12, 2011 by Mark Smith

The ACU men's tennis team comes off a mixed weekend into the last home stand of the season. On Saturday, they took on Division I team Oklahoma State University, a Big 12 school, falling with a score of 5-2. OSU edged the Wildcats out in doubles play to assume a 1-0 lead, and won four consecutive singles matches to secure the win. Sophomore Hans ... [Read More…]

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Tennis toughens up with competition

April 6, 2011 by Ryan Cantrell

The men's and women's tennis team both split a pair of matches on the road this weekend, as both teams lost to Auburn University Montgomery before rebounding to defeat Columbus State University. The men's team played well against the No. 3 ranked NAIA power, Auburn University Montgomery, but came up short in the singles matches. ACU would win ... [Read More…]

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Tennis teams stay busy over spring break

March 23, 2011 by Mark Smith

The ACU men's and women's tennis teams were busy over spring break. The women took on seven different schools during the break, and the men faced six different opponents, including the Las Vegas Invitational. On March 12, both teams played well against the University of Incarnate Word, the men winning 7-2 and the women getting the 8-1 victory. The ... [Read More…]

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Tennis prepares for weekend matches

March 11, 2011 by Mark Smith

The day after the men's doubleheader on Thursday, the Lady 'Cats travel to San Antonio to match up against the University of Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners, a Division I school. And both the men and women's teams will play Incarnate Word and St. Edward's in regional action on Saturday and Sunday. "We'll see Incarnate Word at least one more time, ... [Read More…]

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ACU Women’s Tennis defeat Division I teams

March 10, 2011 by Matthew Woodrow

The ACU women's Tennis team swept New Mexico Military Institute and then faced down the Division I Texas-Pan America team. The Wildcats are the number 1 ranked team in the South Central Region. Video by Matthew Woodrow ... [Read More…]

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Tennis rolls this weekend

March 9, 2011 by Mark Smith

Both the men's and women's tennis teams easily won their matchups in ACU's March Invite Tournament this weekend, the only matches scheduled to be played at home until mid-April. The men swept both Hardin-Simmons and Temple College on Friday, defeating the Cowboys and Leopards nine matches to none both times. "We're playing strong teams, but we're ... [Read More…]

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Tennis performs well on the road

March 4, 2011 by Ryan Cantrell

The men's tennis team went 3-2 in matches on the road last weekend, while the women's team swept three matches in Oklahoma. The men's team started a long road trip off right Thursday, sweeping Colorado State University-Pueblo 9-0. With the win on Thursday, ACU remained hot, sweeping Metro State in Colorado Springs 9-0. In both of theses matches ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats show strong in second weekend of season

February 16, 2011 by Special Contributor

By: Brenna Jefferies The men's and women's tennis teams are both in for tough seasons with multiple Division I opponents on each schedule. Recent matches and their upcoming schedule can attest to that. This weekend the men's tennis team was defeated by Rice University, 1-6, but defeated Division I Prairie View A&M, 4-0. In the Rice match, ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats tennis season finally under way

February 11, 2011 by Brandon Tripp

Both tennis teams have gotten their seasons under way during the last week, after having to adjust schedules because of weather delays. The men were scheduled to have four teams arrive and play matches during the weekend, but the winter storm allowed only Trinity University to make it to Abilene. The men ended up playing a double header against ... [Read More…]

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Tennis prepares for first tournament

February 7, 2011 by Austin Gwin

Abilene Christian's Lady Wildcats tennis team is aiming for another trip to the National Tournament after being crowned Lone Star Conference Champions last season. To prepare the team for conference and nationals, the women's spring schedule will be very competitive and grueling, with matches against four Division I opponents in a mere five days. ... [Read More…]

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