The St. Edward’s men’s tennis team blanked the St. Mary’s Rattlers, 9-0 Thursday afternoon in the South Austin Tennis Center.
St. Edward’s (4-4) swept the Rattlers in all three doubles matches to start the afternoon. Junior Mick Walter and senior Boris Barrios took down Bitas Van Dijk and Nestor Moreno in the No. 1 match, 8-2. Senior Justin Raiti and sophomore Ryan Wiggins paired up to take down Andre Klipe and Guy Rutton in the No. 2 match, 8-6. Senior Brett Powers and sophomore Ned Boone finished the sweep as they defeated Marcin Marczewski and Marcos Villareal in the the No. 3 match, 8-6.
In singles, Boone took the first point against Marczewski in the No. 1 match, 7-5, 6-2. Powers made a quick defeat of Klipe in the No. 2 match, 6-2, 6-1. Raiti followed in the No. 3 match against Rutton, adding another Hilltopper point, 6-3, 6-4. Walter faced off against Van Dijk in the No. 4 match. Walter took the first set, 6-3. Van Dijk was able to take the second set, 3-6 to force a third set. In the final set, Walter pulled away with the super-set, 10-5. Lancaster defeated Moreno in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3 in the No. 5 match. Wiggins took the final Hilltopper point as he defeated Villareal in the No. 6 match, 6-4, 6-2.
The Hilltoppers will be back in action Saturday as they host Heartland Conference opponent Newman. First-serve is set for 10 a.m.