ALPINE, Texas (April 17, 2026) – No. 10 Lubbock Christian delivered a dominant performance from start to finish Friday afternoon, sweeping Sul Ross State 7-0 in Lone Star Conference play at the Pete P. Gallego Center Tennis Courts to improve to 17-5 overall and a perfect 6-0 in league action.
The Chaparrals immediately seized control by sweeping the doubles point without dropping a game across the three courts. The No. 6-ranked tandem of
Kelly Giese and
Mattia Ghedin set the tone with a 6-0 victory at No. 1 doubles, followed in quick succession by
Pablo Segura and
Andres De Los Rios (No. 44) at No. 2 and
Hayden Loffler with
Andrea Rossi Principe at No. 3, each posting identical 6-0 decisions as LCU took a 1-0 lead.
LCU carried that momentum into singles play and wasted little time extending the advantage. No. 4-ranked
Kelly Giese was first off court with a flawless 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 1 singles, quickly followed by No. 17
Pablo Segura with an identical 6-0, 6-0 decision at No. 2 to push the lead to 3-0.
Mattia Ghedin (No. 66) delivered the clinching point as the third match to finish, cruising to a 6-0, 6-0 victory at No. 3 singles to secure the dual for LCU.
The Chaparrals completed the sweep with three more straight-set victories, as
Andres De Los Rios (No. 29) rolled 6-0, 6-0 at No. 4,
Jordan Georgiev followed with a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 5, and
Andrea Rossi Principe capped the match with a 6-0, 6-0 decision at No. 6.
LCU's depth and efficiency were on full display, as the Chaparrals did not drop a single game in either doubles or singles competition. Giese extended his winning streak to 17 consecutive matches, improving to 30-5 overall and 19-1 in dual play at No. 1 singles, becoming just the second player in program history to reach 30 singles wins in a season. Ghedin pushed his winning streak to seven matches (24-10 overall, 16-4 in duals), while De Los Rios improved to 26-11 on the season. Segura also continued his strong play with his 23rd win of the year, and Georgiev remained perfect in Lone Star Conference singles play at 4-0.
In doubles, Ghedin and Giese improved to a team-best 15-6 at the No. 1 position, while Loffler and Rossi Principe moved to 3-1 as a pairing with their second consecutive win.
The victory marked LCU's first trip to Alpine and improved the Chaparrals to 2-0 all-time against Sul Ross State. With the win, LCU remains unbeaten in conference play and can clinch at least a share of the Lone Star Conference regular-season title with a victory in its next dual Saturday in Silver City, N.M., against Western New Mexico.
