The UAFS men's tennis team began its two-match home stand with a tough 7-0 nonconference loss to the Oklahoma Baptist Bison on Tuesday afternoon at the Fort Smith Athletic Club.
UAFS (0-4) will resume its home stand at 1 p.m. on Friday when it begins Heartland Conference play against Dallas Baptist at the Fort Smith Athletic Club. UAFS was scheduled to play the Harding Bison at 2 p.m. on Thursday at Searcy, Ark., but that match has been rescheduled for Thursday, March 7, at 2 p.m. at Searcy.
UAFS trailed 1-0 after doubles play, but the Lions had two opportunities to pick up wins in singles play.
Sophomore
Wian Van Dyk took Gianlucca Galdi to a third-set tiebreaker in the No. 2 singles match but retired because of injury on set point, giving Galdi a 4-6, 7-6, 10-10 win. Sophomore
Andrew Anderson also took his opponent, Nick Parker, to a third-set tiebreaker before losing 3-6, 6-2, 10-7.
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MEN'S TENNIS
OKLAHOMA BAPTIST 7, UAFS 0
Tuesday
Fort Smith Athletic Club
Doubles
Gianlucca Galdi/Kevin Andrusch, OBU, def.
Daniel Borrero/
Wian Van Dyk, UAFS, 6-4
Andres Graterol/Matias Le Fort, OBU, def.
Brady Kenyon/
Luke Anderson, UAFS, 7-6
Zach Delmonico/
Andrew Anderson, UAFS, def. Carlos Felgueroso/Nick Parker, OBU, 7-5
Singles
Andrusch, OBU, def. Barrero, UAFS, 6-0, 7-5
Galdi, OBU, def. Van Dyk, UAFS, 4-6, 7-6, 10-10 (Retired)
Graterol, OBU, def. Kenyon, UAFS, 6-1, 6-3
Le Fort, OBU, def. L. Anderson, UAFS, 6-4, 6-2
Rhett Rollins, OBU, def. Delmonico, UAFS, 6-3, 6-2
Parker, OBU, def.
Andrew Anderson, UAFS, 3-6, 6-2, 10-7
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