THE RUNDOWN
After the Patriots opening weekend was pushed aside due to the snow, DBU traveled to Conway, Arkansas, to open up their season with a three-match weekend against Hendrix, John Brown and University of the Ozarks. 
 
DBU won all three matches, beginning with a 6-3 victory against Hendrix. The Patriots won one- of-three doubles matches and five-out-of-six singles matches to secure the win. Freshman Richard Carvajalino and junior Aaron Capone picked up the first doubles win of the season with an 8-3 victory in line two Friday morning. Senior Gabe Garrido got the Patriots rolling with the first singles win of the season, blanking his opponent in line two. Aaron Capone, Richard Carvajalino, Roman Hill and Bryce Skarya each won their singles matches to secure the win for DBU.
 
The Patriots ended the weekend with a 6-1 win over John Brown and a 4-0 blanking over University of the Ozarks. DBU won two-of-three doubles matches against the Golden Eagles, including wins by Richard Carvajalino and Aaron Capone in line two and Will Fiala and Roman Hill in line three. DBU won five-out-of-six singles matches, including the first singles victory of the season by Grant McKenzie in line one. Gabe Garrido, Aaron Capone, Richard Carvajalino and Roman Hill all followed with singles wins of their own.
 
The Patriots won all three singles and all three doubles sets versus the Ozarks for their third win of the weekend. Gabe Garrido and Grant McKenzie got the Patriots rolling with a line one doubles win and didn't look back. Aaron Capone and Richard Carvajalino notched a line two win while Roman Hill and Bryce Skarya finished doubles play in the win column. Grant McKenzie, Aaron Capone and Gabe Garrido picked up singles wins, securing the victory.
 
DBU HEAD COACH WADE MORGAN ON THE TEAM'S STRONG START
 "I am so happy that we were able to play these matches this weekend. The guys have been working really hard and I've been looking forward to the opportunity to play these matches for a while. The team performed exceptionally well in singles this weekend, coming up with some big wins at important times. I'm excited to see what they are going to be able to accomplish this year."
 
UP NEXT
The Patriots move to 3-0 on the spring season as they look to host Southeastern Oklahoma State and Harding on February 18 and 19.
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