PHOTO GALLERY: Hickman tennis beats Marshall 8-1

April 17, 2012 | 9:14 p.m. CDT

The Hickman tennis team went 8-1 against Marshall to win the match Tuesday, despite the team's usual top two seeds not playing.

Hickman's Daniel Shyu, left, and teammate Sam Pottipadu won the No. 1 doubles match on Tuesday afternoon at Cosmopolitan Park. Shyu and Pottipadu won 10-0, and Hickman beat Marshall 8-1. | Alyssa Goodman

Daniel Shyu serves the ball Tuesday afternoon at Cosmopolitan Park. The top two players for Hickman did not play today leaving Shyu the No. 1 singles spot. Shyu won 10-1 and Hickman beat Marshall 8-1. | Alyssa Goodman

Hickman's Sam Pottipadu, filling in for Daniel Hwang as the No. 2, swings at the ball Tuesday afternoon against Marshall at Cosmopolitan Park. The strings on Pottipadu's racket broke during a prior match, and Pottipadu said it took him a while to adjust. | Alyssa Goodman