The UAFS men's tennis team ended its five-match home stand on Thursday afternoon with a 5-1 loss to the Newman Jets in Heartland Conference play at Fort Smith Athletic Club.
UAFS (2-6, 1-1) finished 2-3 during its home stand and will return to action on Tuesday, March 26, at 2 p.m. against William Jewell in Joplin, Mo.
The Lions picked up a win at No. 2 doubles where
Brady Kenyon and
Luke Anderson beat Blake Crawford and Ian Clifton 6-3. Newman (5-8, 1-0) won the remaining two doubles matches to secure the doubles point and won four of the six singles matches.
Wian Van Dyk earned the Lions' only recordable win, beating Crawford 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) at No. 2 singles.
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MEN'S TENNIS
HEARTLAND CONFERENCE
NEWMAN 5, UAFS 1
Thursday
At Fort Smith Athletic Club
Doubles
Arthur Justo/Lauri Soome, NU, def.
Wian Van Dyk/
Daniel Borrero, UAFS, 7-5
Brady Kenyon/
Luke Anderson, UAFS, def. Blake Crawford/Ian Clifton, NU, 6-3
Teodor Antelj/Marcel Miasato, NU, def.
Zach Delmonico/
Andrew Anderson, UAFS, 6-2
Singles
Justo, NU, def. Borrero, UAFS, 7-6, 7-6
Van Dyk, UAFS, def. Crawford, NU, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)
Szbin Pusztay, NU, def. Kenyon, UAFS, 1-6, 6-2, 6-4
Antelj, NU, def. L. Anderson, UAFS, 6-4, 6-7, 6-4
Soome, NU, def.
Ethan Eddleman, UAFS, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
Delmonico, UAFS, vs. Miasato, NU, 5-7, 6-2, 1-2 (Unfinished)
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Records: UAFS: 2-6, 1-1; Newman: 5-8, 1-0
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