April 3, 2004

ABILENE, Texas - The Hardin-Simmons University tennis teams continued their dominance over American Southwest Conference opponents Saturday, shutting out both the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor and Howard Payne University.

The two wins - which clinched ASC postseason spots for HSU - move the women to 15-1 overall and 7-0 in ASC play. The men, meanwhile, improved to 13-3, 7-0.

The Cowgirls have not lost a conference match in four years, while the men are unbeaten over the past three.

HSU women 8, UMHB 0

Doubles - Rebecca Watkins-Nancy Chandler def. Waeltz-Hoffman, 8-3; Bobbye Thompson-McKenzie Swindle def. Cohagan-Nalley, 8-3; Stephanie Haynes-Sarah Bartlett def. Seivers-Keese, 8-1

Singles - Watkins def. Hoffman, 6-0, 6-1; Chandler def. Cohagan, 6-2, 6-1; Thompson def. Waeltz, 6-0, 6-0; Swindle def. Seivers, 6-1, 6-1; Bartlett def. Nalley, 6-2, 6-1

HSU men 7, UMHB 0

Doubles - Brad Grace-David Wu def. O'Neil-Mangano, 8-3; John Roaten-Roy Lehman def. Permenter-Hollis, 8-1; Wes Kidd-Darren Grace def. Glaser-Baker, 8-1

Singles - Wu def. Adam O'Neil, 6-3, 6-4; Grace def. Mangano, 6-1, 6-4; Roaten def. Permenter, 6-1, 6-4; Lehman def. Baker, 6-3, 6-0; Kidd def. Glaser, 6-1, 6-0; Grace def. Hollis, 6-0, 6-0

HSU women 9, Howard Payne 0

Doubles - Rebecca Watkins-Nancy Chandler, def. Morgan-Touisithithonexay, 8-2; Bobbye Thompson-McKenzie Swindle, def. Williams-Bonilla, 8-1; Stephanie Haynes-Sarah Bartlett, def. HPU, default

Singles - Watkins, def. Williams, 6-1, 6-1; Chandler def. Morgan, 7-5, 6-4; Thompson def. Touisithithonexay, 6-2, 6-0; Swindle def. Bonilla, 6-0, 6-0; Bartlett def. Ortiz, 6-1, 6-0.

HSU men 7, Howard Payne 0

Doubles - Brad Grace-David Wu def. Gonzales-Cobb, 8-2; John Roaten-Roy Lehman def. Fisher-Klein, 8-1; Wes Kidd-Darren Grace def. Moore-Kuykendall, 8-1

Singles - Wu def. Gonzales, 6-2, 6-4; Grace def. Cobb, 6-2, 6-0; Roaten def. Moore, 6-2, 6-1; Lehman def. Fisher, 6-1, 6-1; Kidd def. Klein, 6-1, 6-3; Joel McDowell def. Kuykendall, 6-0, 6-2.