UA Fort Smith Athletics

In a rare NCAA Division II vs. Division I regular-season tennis match, the UAFS Lions lost a hard-fought encounter 6-1 against the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles on Tuesday afternoon at the ONEOk Sports Complex in Tulsa, Okla.

It was the first match of a busy week for the Lions (5-6), who will play at the University of the Ozarks at 2 p.m. on Wednesday in Clarksville.

Freshman Wian Van Dyk posted the lone win for the Lions, beating Jan Pehnec 7-6, 7-6 at No. 2 singles.
 
MEN'S TENNIS
ORU 6, UAFS 1
Tuesday
ONEOk Sports Complex
Tulsa, Okla.
Doubles
Jan Pehnec/Kenneth Boykin, ORU, def. Daniel Borrero/Wian Van Dyk, UAFS, 6-2
Marcello Moreira/Scott Hjelm, ORU, def. Brady Kenyon/Luke Anderson, UAFS, 6-2
Eddy Leardini/Alvaro Santamaria, ORU, def. Zach Delmonico/Nick Variames, UAFS, 6-1
Singles
Boykin, ORU, def. Borrero, UAFS, 6-4, 6-4
Van Dyk, UAFS, def. Pehnec, ORU, 7-6, 7-6
Santamaria, ORU, def. Kenyon, UAFS, 6-1, 6-2
Moreira, ORU, def. L. Anderson, UAFS, 6-1, 6-1
Leardini, ORU, def. Delmonico, UAFS, 6-2, 6-0
Hjelm, ORU, def. Andrew Anderson, UAFS, 6-0, 6-1
 
Records: ORU (5-6), UAFS (5-6)