TYLER, Texas – The Howard Payne men’s tennis team loses to McMurry University 5-0 in the semifinals of the 2010 American Southwest Conference Championship Tournament Saturday afternoon.

The Jackets started in a hole they could not recover from dropping the three doubles matches 8-2, 8-4, 8-2. McMurry only needed to take the #3 and #6 singles matches to finish out the 5-0 win.

Howard Payne seniors Chris Sutton and Ross Sidman finish out their successful careers at HPU with their third ASC tournament appearance. After a slow start for the Jackets this season, their leadership proved to be the difference in HPU making another ASC tournament appearance.

The Yellow Jackets entered the tournament as the No. 3 seed from the ASC West Division. HPU finishes the season with an 8-11 overall record.

McMurry 5, Howard Payne 0
Apr 24, 2010 at Tyler, Texas

Singles competition
1. Will Davis (MCM) vs. Edward Martinez (HPU) 6-4, 1-0, unfinished
2. Bryan Rainwater (MCM) vs. Chris Sutton (HPU) 2-6, unfinished
3. Daniel Olivares (MCM) def. Jeff Toyne (HPU) 6-0, 6-1
4. Tony Williams (MCM) vs. Ross Sidman (HPU) 6-2, 1-0, unfinished
5. Brent Abilez (MCM) vs. Raymond Borjas (HPU) 3-6, 1-0, unfinished
6. Levi Cockrill (MCM) def. Will Thomas (HPU) 6-0, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Will Davis/Bryan Rainwater (MCM) def. Ross Sidman/Edward Martinez (HPU) 8-2
2. Daniel Olivares/Levi Cockrill (MCM) def. Raymond Borjas/Chris Sutton (HPU) 8-4
3. Brent Abilez/Tony Williams (MCM) def. Jeff Toyne/Ryan Prather (HPU) 8-2