LIBERTY, Mo. - The William Jewell men's tennis team opened the 2023 spring season on Friday morning with a 7-0 win over Baker University.

Jewell won the doubles point early as Max Quennery and Julien Lafranchise defeated the Wildcats No. 2 team, 6-1, after Ugnius Bickauskis and Cory Conley won at No. 3 to grab the first point of the day.

After the Cardinals secured the team victory, Ian Lewis and Conley both won at No. 6 and No. 5 to finish off the sweep. 

SINGLES

• No. 1 | Ugnius Bickauskis def. A. Hernandez-Carreno (6-3, 6-2)
• No. 2 | Max Quennery def. Juan Manuel Avila (6-0, 6-2)
• No. 3 | Gage Foltz def. Valentin Dignac (6-1, 6-4)
• No. 4 | Julien Lafranchise def. Fabian Martinez (6-1, 6-0) 
• No. 5 | Cory Conley def. Davis Steadman (6-4, 6-1)
• No. 6 | Ian Lewis def. A. Nguyn (6-0, 6-0)

DOUBLES

• No. 1 | Max Wheeler/Foltz def. Hernandez-Carreno/Steadman (6-3)
• No. 2 | Quennery/Lafranchise def. Martinez/Dignac (6-1)
• No. 3 | Bickauskis/Conley def. Avila/Nguyn (6-0)

UP NEXT
Jewell continues a busy opening weekend on Saturday as they take on Washburn University in Topeka, Kan.