KERRVILLE, Texas — The No.44 Men's Tennis team was victorious over Schreiner University on Friday, winning 6-3.
With half of the team playing New Mexico State at home, this match served as a test for a young squad consisting of four freshman and one sophomore.
The results were promising with the Rattlers winning both doubles matches played and winning four of five singles matches.
“This was a good opportunity for some of our younger guys,” assistant coach
Stephan Poole said. “We are happy with the victory. This also showed us some areas to improve on.”
St. Mary's next match is at home against local NAIA rival Our Lady of the Lake University at the St. Mary's Tennis Courts at 2 p.m. Friday.
St. Mary's University, as a Catholic Marianist University, fosters the formation of people in faith and educates leaders for the common good through community service, integrated liberal arts and professional education, and academic excellence. The University has six athletic national titles: men's basketball (1989–NAIA), baseball (2001–NCAA Div. II), softball (1986–NAIA and 2002–NCAA Div. II) and an individual national champion in men's golf (2006–NCAA Div. II) and a national academic championship in men's golf (2009–NCAA Div. II). St. Mary's also had more than 40 percent of its athletes named to conference, regional and/or national honor rolls this past year. St. Mary's student–athletes graduation rate is 65 percent, higher than the NCAA Division II average of 55 percent. To learn more about St. Mary's, visit www.rattlerathletics.com.
