TYLER, Texas (February 26, 2025) – Lubbock Christian University men's tennis put together a dominant weekend, going 3-0 in neutral-site matches on the Tyler Junior College campus. The Chaparrals secured victories over Delta State (7-0), No. 17 Mississippi College (4-3), and Harding (4-1), improving their record to 8-1 on the season.
 
LCU opened the weekend Saturday with a commanding 7-0 sweep over Delta State at the TJC Brookshire Community Tennis Center. The Chaps set the tone in doubles play, securing the point with decisive wins at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles. The No. 1-doubles match went unfinished with LCU's Kelly Giese and Jordan Georgiev leading 4-3. In singles, LCU dominated across the board, with straight-set wins on all six courts. Pablo Segura, ranked No. 32 nationally, rolled past Sebastien Hernandez 6-2, 6-1 at No. 2 singles, while Giese, ranked No. 34, secured a 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 1-singles. Mattia Ghedin had the closest match of the day at No. 3-singles but held strong in a 6-0, 7-5 victory over Andrej Komnenic.
 
Sunday's match at the TJC Murphy Tennis Center was LCU's toughest test of the weekend, as the Chaps edged out No. 17 Mississippi College 4-3 in a battle that came down to the wire. The Chaparrals earned the doubles point with wins at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions, as Mattia Ghedin and Marco Seccia dominated 6-3, while Pablo Segura and Andres De Los Rios edged out a 7-6 win. In singles, Mississippi College picked up victories at the No. 1, No. 3, and No. 4 spots, but LCU countered with wins from Blas Ruiz Romero at No. 5 and Segura at No. 2., as Segura tied the dual at 3-3 with a three-set win. De Los Rios sealed the match for the Chaparrals with a three-set victory at No. 6, defeating Sergio Rameriz Ocana 6-1, 4-6, 6-4.
 
LCU closed out the weekend Monday with a 4-1 win over Harding, once again jumping ahead early with a sweep of doubles play at TJC Brookshire. Giese and Ruiz Romero clinched the point with a 6-3 victory at No. 1-doubles. The Chaps continued their strong singles play, led by Ghedin's 6-3, 6-4 win at No. 3-singles. Giese fell at No. 1-singles to Harding's nationally ranked (No.4) Cas de Ruiter, cutting the score to 2-1. Segura followed with another clutch three-set win, 3-6, 6-0, 7-6 (7-4), at No. 2-singles (against nationally ranked No.27 Adrian Solorzano). The win setup Marco Seccia's match-clinching victory at No. 4 singles with a hard-fought 6-1, 7-6 (7-4) win, which was also his first win as a Chap. Play was halted on courts five and six after the match was decided.
 
Across the weekend, Segura was solid, going 3-0 in singles and 3-0 in doubles play. Riding a five-match win streak in singles (leads LCU on the season with 16 wins and is 16-3 in singles), Segura singles play included a win against a nationally ranked opponent in singles for LCU's lone win in singles against a ranked foe. Giese and Ruiz Romero had the lone win in doubles play against a nationally ranked tandem (it has been their only match together this season). Ghedin and Seccia went 3-0 on the weekend teamed in doubles.  
 
The trio of wins has LCU on a six-match win streak in duals. They make their home debut Saturday with a pair of duals, as they host Metropolitan State of Denver (10 a.m.) and Emporia State (1 p.m.) at Penny Gullo Tennis Center.