THE LEAD
The DBU Men's Tennis were challenged against St. Mary's as the Patriots were dropped 1-8 on Thursday afternoon.
 
Cannon Jones and Nick Gilmore netted the sole victory for DBU with a to-the-wire 9-7 win to open the day. The rest of the day, the Patriots battled hard but could not tally another set win as StMU proved to be a very tough match-up.
 
RESULTS
DBU 1, StMU 8
 
SINGLES
#1 Maciel (StMU) def. Cannon Jones (DBU) 6-2, 6-2
#2 Antelo (StMU) def. Nick Gilmore (DBU) 6-4, 6-0
#3 Dockery (StMU) def. Jordan Jackson (DBU) 6-1, 6-0
#4 Joseph (StMU) def. Riley Smith (DBU) 3-6, 6-0, 6-2
#5 Foley (StMU) def. Isaac Childs (DBU) 6-3, 6-0
#6 Popovic (StMU) def. Jacob Delao (DBU) 6-3, 6-0
 
DOUBLES
#1 Jones/Gilmore (DBU) def. Dockey/Gonzalez (StMU) 9-7
#2 Maciel/Antelo (StMU) def. Smith/Childs (DBU) 8-3
#3 Popovic/Joseph (StMU) def. Delao/Jackson (DBU) 8-0
 
COACH ALEX BAKER ON DBU CLOSING THE GAP AGAINST TOP COMPETITION  
"Very proud of the guys they came out strong against a very tough opponent. Cannon Jones and Nick Gilmore played great doubles to win at line one. It was great to see the guys fighting hard and them closing the gap between them and the top schools in the conference."
 
UP NEXT
Men's tennis will host Southwestern Christian University Saturday, April 8, at 12 PM.