BEW BRAUNFELS, Texas -- A long trip and a lengthy delay did not deter the Covenant men's tennis team as the Scots opened their Texas trip this weekend with a 7-2 win over Texas Lutheran late Thursday night.

It was the first of three matches in Texas for Covenant (2-3).

Thursday's match was pushed back several hours due to weather and eventually moved indoors before starting around 9 p.m. central time. 

The Scots wasted little time in taking a commanding lead over Texas Lutheran (0-5) with a doubles sweep. Austin Dreslinski and Solomon Crouch were 8-4 winners over Simon Carandang and Nico Rios at the top flight. At No. 2, Tyler Kelly and Jeb Barnette combined for an 8-3 win over Hunter-Kemball Cook and Joshua Huang. Chris Morton and Camden Lashley capped the sweep with an 8-1 victory over Dristan Weaver and Quinn Johnson.

The only two points Texas Lutheran earned were in three-set tiebreaks at flights No. 1 and 6.

The Scots dominated the other four spots in singles play. Gill Dunn took a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 2 over Carandang, while Cameron Cortman was a 7-5, 6-0 winner at No. 3 over Rios. Chris Morton defeated Weaver 6-1, 6-0 at No. 4 while Andrew Graham took a 6-4, 6-3 win over Huang at No. 5.

UP NEXT

Covenant takes on Mary Hardin-Baylor on Friday at 6 p.m. in Waco, Texas at the Baylor University indoor courts.

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