LAWTON, OKLA. – The No. 45 East Central University men's tennis team split a pair of matches at the Streich-Henry Tennis Complex.  The Tigers first fell to No. 15 Cameron (8-1) and then rebounded with an 8-1 win over Colorado State-Pueblo.

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The lone point for the Tigers (3-3) in the opening match came at No. 1 singles, where sophomore Sergio Espias defeated Dennis Merdan 7-5, 6-2, 12-10.

ECU then rebounded and took a 2-1 lead after the doubles matches against Colorado State-Pueblo.  Sophomore Adria Abella and junior Erik Eldagsen took No. 2 doubles, 8-5, over Steven Alcala and Brenden Sullinger.  Junior Stefan Schodlbauer and Espias then added an 8-1 win over Marcelo Chaparro and Ryan Ray at No. 3 doubles.

The Tigers then came out strong, taking all six singles matches. Abella earned the biggest win of the day at No. 3 singles, defeating Chaparro 6-0, 6-0.

ECU will now prepare for a home match, Thursday, March 10 at 2 p.m. against Arkansas-Fort Smith at Mayhue Courts.