LAWTON, Okla. – Cameron University Women's and Men’s Head Tennis Coach James Helvey got his 600th career win on Saturday after both Aggie teams picked up wins over the St. Edward’s Hilltoppers.
 
The No. 18 women’s team was the first to secure victory, making their win Helvey’s 600th.
 
After going up 2-1 in doubles, the women went on to grab four singles victories.
 
Julia Puckhaber routed Carolina Fahnehjelm 6-0, 6-1 at the No. 2 spot, in what was a routine win, while No. 27 Amanda Moberg took out Paige Rachel 6-1, 6-3 at the No. 1 position.
 
Sophomore Elvira Sholles clenched the deciding match for the Aggies by outplaying Mary Bain and taking hold of a 6-2, 6-2 victory at the No. 4 slot.
 
Florencia Tornero was a winner as well. The CU freshman dispatched Anne Ruscoe 6-1, 7-6 at No. 6.
 
The women’s 6-3 decision over the Hilltoppers allowed them to improve their record to 10-3. The match also helped the women's squad maintain their lead in the South Central region where they currently rank No. 2 while St. Edward's is No. 6.
 
The men also grabbed a 6-3 win over No. 14 St. Edward’s and bettered their record to 14-3. Regionally, it was a battle of No. 3 versus No. 4 as the Aggies came into the match as the lower regionally ranked team.
 
The Black and Gold kicked things off by taking all three doubles matches.
 
Thomas Pexioto and Patrick Eichler earned the first win of the day by dismissing Ryan Wiggins and Pedro Bronstrup 8-2 at the No. 2 position.
 
At the No. 1 and No. 3 slots, the Aggie men picked up 8-6 and 8-4 victories, respectively.
 
The No. 20 men were pushed in singles play, but CU proved victorious.
 
Things started slow for the Aggies, as they dropped matches at the No. 1 and No. 2 positions, but their momentum increased as play continued.
 
Duje Janjic fought back from a set down to win his match at No. 3 against Ryan Wiggins 3-6, 6-2, 6-3. Manuel Barroetavena also needed three sets to take out his opponent at the No. 4 spot, but the Argentine eventually prevailed, winning 7-6, 6-7, 6-2.
 
Nicolas Clerc produced the men’s last win of the day. The CU standout continued his undefeated season by overpowering Alexandre Bueno 6-0, 6-3 at the No. 6 position.
 
The men take to the courts again April 1 when they will do battle against St. Mary’s at the CU Tennis Complex. The women, however, will face Tarleton on March 29 in Stephenville, Texas.