Men’s Tennis Team Battles To A Spring Home-Opening Win

John Brown University

University of the Ozarks

Doubles

Nathan Kuykendall / Fernando Hurley (JBU)
def. Spencer Turner / Sebastien Ricard (UO)

8-6

Kumhal Fulghem / Stone Swieter (JBU)
def. Jacob Organ / Reid Birch (UO)

8-6

Cole Lankford / Jonah Martinez (UO)
def. Axel Betancourt / Jordan Scoggins (JBU)

8-0

Singles

Sebastien Ricard (UO)
def. Fernando Hurley (JBU)

6-4, 4-6, 10-4

Spencer Turner (UO)
def. Nathan Kuykendall (JBU)

6-2, 6-1

Jacob Organ (UO)
def. Kumhal Fulghem (JBU)

4-6, 6-4, 10-4

Stone Swieter (JBU)
def. Reid Birch (UO)

6-4, 2-6, 11-9

Jonah Martinez (UO)
def. Axel Betancourt (JBU)

6-3, 6-2

Cole Lankford (UO)
def. Jordan Scoggins (JBU)

6-4, 4-6, 13-11

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Men’s Tennis Team Battles To A Spring Home-Opening Win

Posted: Mar 15, 2017

Clarksville, Ark.-The men's tennis team battled in a number of close singles to earn a 6-3 win over John Brown University Wednesday in their spring home-opener.

Ozarks (5-6) won just one doubles match on the day. Cole Lankford and Jonah Martinez posted a 8-0 win at No. 3. Singles play was an epic battle of two state rivals, with the Eagles winning five of six matches. Sebastien Ricard won at No. 1 (6-4, 4-6 (10-4) and Spencer Turner picked up a 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 2. Jacob Organ battled to a 4-6, 6-4 (10-4) victory at No. 3, while Martinez earned a 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 5. Lankford gutted out a 6-4, 4-6 (13-11) win at No. 6.

John Brown falls to 2-7 overall.

The Eagles will travel to Pine Bluff to take on UA-Pine Bluff March 25 and then on to Jackson, Miss., to face Millsaps and Alcorn State March 26.