The Basics -Score: Incarnate Word 7, St. Edward’s 2 -Records: St. Edward’s 4-2: Incarnate Word 5-3 -Location: Austin, Texas (Strohmeyer Courts) How It Happened -St. Edward’s won at number one doubles and would have had momentum going in to singles play if it had won at number two doubles. Paige Rachel and Rafaela Haegele fell [...]
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#15 St. Edward’s men top #21 Incarnate Word, 5-3
AUSTIN – The 15th-ranked St. Edward’s men’s tennis team squared off with regional opponent #21 Incarnate Word Friday afternoon at the Strohmeyer Varsity Tennis Courts. The Hilltoppers were able to fight their way to victory, defeating Incarnate Word, 5-3. St. Edward’s (11-5) gained two points during doubles play taking an early 2-1 lead in the [...]
Hilltopper Women earn road victory over Incarnate Word, 6-3
SAN ANTONIO – The St. Edward’s women’s tennis team earns its second victory of the season defeating the University of Incarnate Word 6-3, on the road Sunday afternoon. St. Edward’s (2-1) came out strong in all three doubles matches on the afternoon. The duo of Audrey Tompkins (Katy, Texas/Taylor HS) and Mary Bain (Austin, Texas/Westlake [...]
Hilltopper Women beat rival Incarnate Word, 6-3
AUSTIN – The St. Edward’s women’s tennis team defeated rival Incarnate Word, 6-3, Saturday afternoon at the Strohmeyer Varsity Tennis Courts. The Hilltoppers jumped to a 2-1 lead in doubles play. Audrey Tompkins (Junior, Katy, Texas) and Mary Bain (Junior, Austin, Texas) took a 9-8 win at the No. 1 spot. At the No. 2 [...]
Sixth-ranked Hilltoppers hold on to defeat rival #33 Incarnate Word, 6-3
SAN ANTONIO – Fresh off being named sixth in the nation by the ITA, the St. Edward’s men’s tennis team defeated long-time rival, #33 Incarnate Word, 6-3, Friday afternoon at the Mabry Tennis Center. St. Edward’s (9-7) raced to a quick 3-0 lead, taking all three doubles matches against Incarnate Word (7-6). Ned Boone (Junior, [...]
Senior Day – St. Edward’s, Abilene Christian advance to Sweet 16
I apologize this wasn’t posted earlier, but in the middle of writing my follow-up to the St. Edward’s-NW Missouri State match, I lost my Internet connection. Turns out the wireless access point I have set up at work finally decided to die. It tried this about two weeks ago, but it recovered. Well, my backup [...]
St. Edward’s-Abilene Christian start NCAA journey in Texas
Ed. Note- This article will be updated throughout the day. The NCAAs began yesterday in Texas when the Abilene Christian and St. Edward’s began hosting NCAA Division II Regional Championships. Neither men’s host played on Thursday, but are in action today with a chance to reach the Sweet 16 in the balance. The ACU women [...]
Texas teams and the NCAAs
Ed. Note – I stole this from work. I wrote it this morning for my real job at USTA Texas. Wayne Bryan, father of the world’s top-ranked doubles team, says there are two good things that happen when you take a kid to a college tennis match: they fall in love with tennis as a [...]
Incarnate Word women top St. Ed’s for Heartland Conference title
The St. Edward’s women’s tennis team was defeated in the Heartland Conference Championship Saturday morning by Incarnate Word, 5-2. St. Edward’s started the match with three very close losses to the Lady Cardinals. In the No. 1 match, freshman Paige Rachel and sophomore Audrey Tompkins were defeated by Adriana Hernandez and Gretchen Trautmann, 8-5. In [...]
St. Edward’s men top Incarnate Word, captures Heartland title
The St. Edward’s men’s tennis team defeated the Cardinals of Incarnate Word Saturday morning in the Heartland Conference Championship, 5-2. The win give the Hilltoppers their sixth straight victory and places the team as a host for the South Central Regional Tournament. St. Edward’s began with a tough loss in the No. 1 doubles match [...]