Schedule and Results:
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Standings:
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Score Updates on LSC Scoreboard
The Lone Star Conference tennis season is four weeks in, and 18 of the 20 league teams (nine men’s and 11 women’s) have played at least three matches.
Of those squads, two are unbeaten: Angelo State (6-0) and Texas A&M-Kingsville (3-0) – both on the women’s side. St. Mary’s (5-1) and No. 5 UT Tyler (8-2) have the top records on the men’s side. The Sul Ross State men and women open on March 6.
The LSC Tennis Players to Watch List featured 18 men’s players and 22 women’s players. To see the list, click
here.
The
LSC Tennis Championships are scheduled for April 30-May 2 at
Arlington Tennis Center in Arlington, Texas. The men’s and women’s single-elimination tournaments will feature the top five men’s teams and top six women’s teams.
The NCAA Division II Men’s and Women’s regionals will be held at campus sites from May 8-12, while nationals are set for May 19-24 at Surprise Tennis and Raquet Complex in Surprise, Ariz.
Due to being NCAA Division II provisional members, new league member UT Dallas and Sul Ross State are not eligible for the LSC or NCAA tournament but are eligible to win the LSC regular season title and postseason awards.
To see LSC tennis scores all season long, follow the
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ITA Men’s Division II Top 25 Poll / March 4: #3 UTT, #4 UTT, #26 MSU, #25 CU.
Next ranking: March 11.
ITA Men’s Division II Top 50 Singles Rankings
ITA Men’s Division II Top 25 Doubles Rankings
ITA Women’s Division II Top 25 Poll / March 4: #5 MSU; #13 UTT, #36 TAMUK, #42 ASU; #13 UTT.
Next ranking: March 11.
ITA Women’s Division II Top 50 Singles Rankings
ITA Women’s Division II Top 25 Doubles Rankings
LONE STAR CONFERENCE TENNIS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
(Matches Feb. 27-March 1)
MEN’S SINGLES
Lucas Castillo Sanchez, St. Mary’s, So., Computer Information Systems, Wesley Chapel, Fla.
St. Mary’s sophomore Lucas Castillo Sanchez remained unbeaten on the season, winning No. 2 singles matches against No. 18 Nebraska Kearney and No. 30 Augustana. Sanchez prevailed against a nationally-ranked opponent 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 against Nebraska Kearney and then took a 6-3, 6-3 victory against Augustana to fuel a 4-3 team win. Sanchez’s play has helped the Rattlers to a 7-1 start to the season.
MEN’S DOUBLES
Matthew Earle (Gr., Exercise Science, Dublin Ireland) & Germano Setti (Sr., General Business, Carazinho, Brazil), Midwestern State
Midwestern State’s Matthew Earle and Germano Setti went 3-0 at No. 2 doubles against No. 31 West Alabama, Auburn-Montgomery and No. 2 West Florida. The duo, who has won five consecutive matches, helped the No. 24-ranked Mustangs to a pair of team victories. Earle and Settie also combined for four singles wins.
WOMEN’S SINGLES
Yona Bancarel, UT Tyler, Jr., Economics, Toulouse, France
UT Tyler junior Yona Bancarel went 3-0 at No. 1 singles, including a 7-5, 6-4 win against a nationally-ranked opponent from No. 2 West Florida. She also prevailed 6-0, 3-6, 6-3 against No. 3 West Alabama and 6-0, 6-2 over No., 25 Auburn-Montgomery. Bancarel, who has won four straight singles matches, also chipped in two victories playing No. 1 doubles.
WOMEN’S DOUBLES
Jasmine Crain (Fr., Biology, Edmond, Okla.) & Camila Garcia (So., Psychology, Cali, Colombia), Midwestern State
Midwestern State’s Jasmine Crain and Camila Garcia went 3-0 at No. 2 doubles against three nationally-ranked opponents. Crain and Garcia topped No. 3 West Alabama, No. 25 Auburn Montgomery and No. 2 West Florida. The duo has gone 7-0 this season for the No. 12-ranked Mustangs.
WEEKLY AWARDS
LSC Men’s Singles Player of the Week
Feb. 12 Lukas Janousek, Cameron
Feb. 18 Kelly Giese, Lubbock Christian
Feb. 25 Kelly Giese, Lubbock Christian (2)
March 5 Lucas Castillo Sanchez, St. Mary’s
LSC Men’s Doubles Team of the Week
Feb. 12 Malo Poulesquen & Carel Wessel, UT Tyler
Feb. 18 Job Japelj & Trevor Short, UT Tyler
Feb. 25 Lucas Nakasato & Andrew Hunsley, UT Permian Basin
March 5 Matthew Earle & Germano Setti, Midwestern State
Women’s Singles Player of the Week
Feb. 12 Hailey Zhang, UT Tyler
Feb. 18 Margaux Rene, Angelo State
Feb. 25 Camila Garcia, Midwestern State
March 5 Yona Bancarel, UT Tyler
LSC Women’s Doubles Team of the Week
Feb. 12 Gia Posito & Selina Wu, St. Mary’s
Feb. 18 Margaux Rene & Benedetta Raggiotti, Angelo State
Feb. 25 Selin Sepken & Emilia Gyorgy, Midwestern State
March 5 Jasmine Crain & Camila Garcia, Midwestern State