vs. #18 Midwestern State
April 12, 10:00 am | Wichita Falls, TX
vs. #37 Lubbock Christian
April 13, 10:00 am | Lubbock, TX

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LAST TIME OUT
The DBU Men's Tennis team dropped two matches over the weekend to UAFS and Cameron. On Friday, the Patriots fell 2-5 to UAFS before suffering another loss, 0-7, to Cameron on Saturday.

DBU picked up points in singles play from Fabian Rosales (6-3,3-6,6-3) and Alec Rule (5-7,6-1,6-3). Rosales picked up a hard-fought win in three sets at the line three position, while Rule also won in three sets at the line 5 position. The Patriots weren't able to pull through against Cameron as they were defeated in both singles and doubles play, thus granting their opponents the shutout win. 

The Patriots had several chances against UAFS, with several vital lines in singles play coming down to a third set, and also played very close doubles. Despite the outcome, the Patriots competed well against Cameron, with Fabian Rosales getting the best result, (6-4,4-6,5-10), barely falling to his opponent but coming out victorious against his UAFS opponent. 


PATRIOT STORYLINES
- The Patriots return to action this weekend when they face Midwestern State and Lubbock Christian. 
- DBU is a combined 83-59 in singles play and owns a 45-27 mark in doubles. 
- Alec Rule is 14-4 in singles play. Ricardo Carvajalino and Fabian Rosales are 12-7 in doubles. 


SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
DBu will face Midwestern State on Friday and Lubbock Christian on Saturday. Midwestern State competes at the NCAA Division II level and is out to a 9-7 start this spring and is currently ranked #18 in the nation. The Mustangs own the all-time series, 9-0, against the Patriots since their first matchup on March 23, 2006. Lubbock Christian is out to a 14-4 start this spring and is currently ranked #37 in the nation. The Chaps owns the all-time series, 1-0, against the Patriots since their first matchup on April 7, 2023. 


UP NEXT
The Patriots face UT Tyler on April 16th for one more tuneup before the Lone Star Conference Championships.