SAN ANTONIO, Texas (September 12, 2023) – The Lubbock Christian University men's tennis program opened their season at the Kimbell Memorial Invitational with several top performances, highlighted by Herman Aguirre and Pablo Segura each going 3-0 in singles and they paired to go 3-0 in doubles competitions as well.
 
The individual play featured singles and doubles with players from LCU, Dallas Baptist, St. Mary's and UT Permian Basin flighted into groups. Aguirre (Flight 4) and Segura (Flight 6) went unbeaten in their flights and won their doubles flight (Flight 3). Martins Abamu and Kelly Giese won Flight 1 in double play, as they went 2-0.
 
In singles play, LCU won 60.7% on their matches, combining to go 17-11. Seven of LCU's 10 singles competitors finished with a record above .500, including Abamu (Flight 1) and Giese (Flight 2), who each went 2-1.
 
LCU's doubles teams went 11-4, with teams of Aguirre/Segura (3-0), Abamu/Giese (2-0) and Mattia Ghedin / Blas Ruiz (2-0) each unbeaten. LCU placed together 10 combinations of doubles teams and seven earned at least one win.
 
The Chaps have their first countable regular season duals matches this week in Pueblo, Colorado. They open the Pueblo Duals facing NCAA Division III Colorado College Thursday at 6 p.m. The Chaps 2-1 last season at the event.