THE LEADThe DBU Men's Tennis fell in their final Heartland Conference game of the season to the University of Texas Permian Basin, 8-1.
Cannon Jones and
Cole Schafer earned the lone win for the Patriots in doubles play.
Despite falling in lines two and three in doubles action, spirited play by Jones and Schafer earned the duo a 8-4 win in line one, putting DBU on the board.
The Patriots were unsuccessful in singles play, with UTPB claiming all six lines.
Jones and Schafer, both battled to three sets in their respective losses.
RESULTSUT-Permian Basin 8, DBU 1SINGLES#1 Raul Stevens (UTPB) def.
Cannon Jones (DBU) 7-5, 6-7 (3), 13-11
#2 Cole Davis (UTPB) def.
Anthony Burch (DBU) 6-1, 6-3
#3 Gabriel Capuano (UTPB) def.
Cole Schafer (DBU) 3-6, 6-3, 10-7
#4 Caio Aguiar (UTPB) def.
Jordan Jackson (DBU) 6-4, 6-1
#5 Jordan Minjoot (UTPB) def.
Isaac Childs (DBU) 6-2, 6-2
#6 Daniel Colmenares (UTPB) def.
Donald Kelly Jr. (DBU) DEFAULT
DOUBLES#1 Jones/Schafer (DBU) def. Stevens/Davis (UTPB) 8-4
#2 Capuano/Aguiar (UTPB) def. Burch/Childs (DBU) 8-6
#3 Minjoot/Colmenares (UTPB) def. Jackson/Kelly Jr. (DBU) D8-4
UP NEXT The Patriots will wrap up their regular season, when travel to Bethany, OK to take on Hesston College on Tuesday, April 19. The match is set to begin at 1:00 p.m.