Barton Named ACC Player Of The Week
Jan 13 | Men's Tennis
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (ACC/SMU) — SMU Men's Tennis senior Jerry Barton has been named Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Week, as announced by the conference on Tuesday.
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Barton defeated No. 34 Bryan Hernandez 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the Mustangs' tight 5-2 loss to No. 7 Mississippi State in their season opener.
This award is Barton's first career weekly honors and the program's first ACC Player of the Week award since joining the league last season.Â
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SMU split its season opener doubleheader with a 6-1 win over Lamar following its 5-2 loss to Mississippi State. Barton was 1-0 in singles and 1-1 in doubles play in the doubleheader, winning his doubles match with Vikas Deo against Lamar's Vicente Monge and Rintaro Shukuda (6-1).
Against the No. 7-ranked Bulldogs, the Mustangs fell 2-1 in doubles play to drop the first point of the day, but came back to win two singles matches while forcing three-set contests in the remaining four singles matches. It was the Mustangs' first ranked season opener match since 2016.
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What's Next?
Barton and the SMU men's tennis team will host Wisconsin at Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex at noon on Saturday.
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Barton defeated No. 34 Bryan Hernandez 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the Mustangs' tight 5-2 loss to No. 7 Mississippi State in their season opener.
This award is Barton's first career weekly honors and the program's first ACC Player of the Week award since joining the league last season.Â
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SMU split its season opener doubleheader with a 6-1 win over Lamar following its 5-2 loss to Mississippi State. Barton was 1-0 in singles and 1-1 in doubles play in the doubleheader, winning his doubles match with Vikas Deo against Lamar's Vicente Monge and Rintaro Shukuda (6-1).
Against the No. 7-ranked Bulldogs, the Mustangs fell 2-1 in doubles play to drop the first point of the day, but came back to win two singles matches while forcing three-set contests in the remaining four singles matches. It was the Mustangs' first ranked season opener match since 2016.
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What's Next?
Barton and the SMU men's tennis team will host Wisconsin at Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex at noon on Saturday.
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