Final Stats

BEAUMONT, Texas - The Lamar men's tennis team opened with a sweep of doubles, struggled in the first set of singles and rebounded to take down Bryant University 6-1 at the Thompson Family Tennis Center Tuesday afternoon.

Jeandre Hoogenboezem and Nikita Lis were paired in doubles for the first time this season, and downed Matt Kuhar and Zachary Morris 8-3 on court one. Michael Feucht and Benny Schweizer teamed up to defeat Ernest Arguello and Nick Lamart 8-2 on line two, and Juuso Laitinen and Mikko Rajamaki beat Luke Lorenz and Oliver Welsh, 8-5.

Steven McMullan made it 2-0 in singles action with his 6-3, 6-2 win on court six over Joshua Rubinstein. He is 5-2 this season, 2-1 on the fifth line and 3-1 from six. Hoogenboezem wrapped his match and quickly after Lis sealed the win for Lamar (7-6) with a victory on court one.

The Bulldogs fell to 0-8 this season.

Hoogenboezem improved his singles mark to 7-5 overall and 5-1 on line four, which is where he defeated Max Vogt, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 in a comeback, three-set match. With the first set won against Kuhar, Lis made a comeback in the second to take the match in straight sets, 6-3, 7-5. Lis improved his singles record to 8-3, all for the first court.

Laitinen bounced from a loss in the first set and gave the Cards a 5-0 lead with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 win over Luke Lorenz from position five. Laitinen improved to 7-3 in singles and upped his mark to 4-3 on line five. Schweizer improved to 5-4 this season with a 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 win against Oliver Welsh.

Bryant's lone point came in Zachary Morris' win over Feucht, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2.

Lamar opens a five-match road swing on Sunday with two contests, Wofford (11:00) and South Carolina-Upstate (3:00). Southland Conference play starts when the Cardinals return home on April 3 against Incarnate Word.

Lamar 6, Bryant 1

Singles
1. Nikita Lis (LU) def. Matt Kuhar (BU) 6-3, 7-5
2. Zachary Morris (BU) def. Michael Feucht (LU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
3. Benny Schweizer (LU) def. Oliver Welsh (BU) 7-5, 3-6, 6-3
4. Jeandre Hoogenboezem (LU) def. Max Vogt (BU) 3-6, 6-2, 6-2
5. Juuso Laitinen (LU) def. Luke Lorenz (BU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
6. Steven McMullan (LU) def. Joshua Rubinstein (BU) 6-3, 6-2

Doubles
1. Jeandre Hoogenboezem/Nikita Lis (LU) def. Matt Kuhar/Zachary Morris (BU) 8-3
2. Michael Feutch/Benny Schweizer (LU) def. Ernesto Arguello/Nick Lamart (BU) 8-2
3. Juuso Laitinen/Mikko Rajamaki (LU) def. Luke Lorenz/Oliver Welsh 8-5