THE LEAD
The DBU Men's Tennis team had a spectacular Saturday of tennis in Dallas, Texas, earning two team victories with a 9-0 win over Howard Payne and 6-3 triumph over Southwestern.
 
The Patriots provided strong performances across the board with Cannon Jones leading the way by winning two 6-1 battles versus HPU in singles play and going the distance in three matches against SW to claim the win. Jordan Jackson also had a spectacular day in singles play by cruising to wins over both Howard Payne and Southwestern. 
 
In doubles action, the combination of Jones and Nick Gilmore won both matches on the day, while the duo of Riley Smith an Isaac Childs did the same in their two matches.
 
RESULTS
DBU 6, SC 3
DBU 9, HPU 0
 
SINGLES
#1 Cannon Jones (DBU) def. Torres (HPU) 6-1, 6-1
#2 Nick Gilmore (DBU) def. Beneitez (HPU) 3-6, 6-1, 13-11
#3 Riley Smith (DBU) def. Barrett (HPU) 6-1, 6-4
#4 Jordan Jackson (DBU) def.Marlin (HPU) 6-1, 6-0
#5 Isaac Childs (DBU) def. Stevenson 6-0, 6-0
#6 Jacob Delao (DBU) def. McGibeny (HPU) 6-0, 6-0
 
DOUBLES
#1 Jones/Gilmore (DBU) def. Torres/Benitez (HPU) 8-4
#2 Smith/Childs (DBU) def. Lambert/Barrett (HPU) 8-2
#3 Delao/Jackson (DBU) def. Marlin/Stevenson (HPU) 8-0
 
SINGLES
#1 Cannon Jones (DBU) def. (SC) 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
#2 (SC) def. Nick Gilmore (DBU) 1-6, 6-4, 2-6
#3 (SC) def. Riley Smith (DBU) 6-3, 6-3
#4 Jordan Jackson (DBU) def. (SC) 6-3, 6-4
#5 Isaac Childs (DBU) def. (SC) 3-6, 6-3, 6-1
#6 Jacob Delao (DBU) def. (SC) 6-0, 7-5
 
DOUBLES
#1 Jones/Gilmore (DBU) def. (SC) 8-3
#2 Smith/Childs (DBU) def. (SC) 8-4
#3 (SC) def. Delao/Jackson (DBU) 8-6
 
COACH SARAH GRAY ON THE GUYS HARD WORK PAYING OFF 
"It was a great team effort as all of our guys got at least one point toward the team score. Since we played singles first this time, Jacob Delao initially put us on the board with a decisive two set victory. Not long after that, Jordan Jackson came off court also with a two-set victory. Cannon, Nick, and Isaac all fought back to take the second sets after losing the first set. Isaac won his match convincingly in the third sets. At #1 singles, Cannon trailed the entire match until being up 5-4 in the second set. At that time, the momentum turned and the fighter in Cannon continued to persist and take the second set 6-4. With both Cannon and his opponent weary from playing about two and a half hours, Cannon persisted and his strength was too much and he won 6-2 in the third. Doubles was very strong at #1 and #2 with Isaac and Riley sealing the team victory and then Cannon and Nick following shortly after. The effort, character and strength displayed by our guys was wonderful. Having another win under our belt is great, but how they went about it is what separates us from other teams." 
 
UP NEXT
DBU hits the road next Saturday as they travel to Fort Smith, Arkansas to compete in their first Heartland Conference match against UA Fort Smith at 8 AM.