ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – The Southern Arkansas Men's Tennis team moved to 2-0 in Great American Conference play this season as the squad defeated Ouachita 4-0 at the Ward Tennis Center in Arkadelphia on Thursday afternoon. The win for the Muleriders improved the team's overall record to 17-4 and snapped a five-match winning streak by the 29^th-ranked Tigers.
 
#30 Southern Arkansas used singles wins from freshmen Marko Nikoliuk, Alexandre Machaj and Aleksandr Pokusaev and took the doubles point with wins by the pairs of Rehfuss/Pokusaev and Gondouin/Kikoliuk.
 
Singles competition (3-0)

1. Stuart Rehfuss (SAU) vs. Juan Moncada (OUA) 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 (UF)
2. Yuri Gondouin (SAU) vs. Francisco Oliveira (OUA) 6-7 (5), 6-3 (UF)
3. Marko Nikoliuk def. Dan Kaplun (OUA) 6-4, 6-3
4. Alexandre Machaj (SAU) def. Santiago Kearney 6-4, 6-3
5. Raymond Marin Garcia (SAU) vs. Nair Adi 2-6, 6-5 (UF)
6. Aleksandr Pokusaev (SAU) def. Tobias Fuerschuss 6-3, 6-3

 
Doubles competition (1-0)

1. Rehfuss/Pokusaev (SAU) def. Moncada/Oliveira (OUA) 6-3
2. Gustavo Kerber/Machaj (SAU) vs. Kaplun/Kearney (OUA) 3-4 (UF)
3. Gondouin/Nikoliuk (SAU) def. Adi/Fuerschuss (OUA) 6-3

 
The Muleriders return to action on Saturday at the Live Oaks Tennis Courts for a Great American Conference match against Oklahoma Baptist at 11 a.m. Results will be made available at www.MuleriderAthletics.com.