Box Score 1 MAGNOLIA, Ark. – #24 Southern Arkansas moved back into the win column on Tuesday afternoon from the Live Oaks Tennis Courts as the Muleriders dismissed Ouachita 4-2 in MIAA-GAC play to stay near the top of the standings with four league matches remaining in the regular season.
Sophomore
Sofiane Bah clinched the match for SAU at No. 6 as he rallied from a 6-2 set one defeat to take sets two and three by scores of 6-1 and 6-3 over the Tigers' Matias Parzajuk. That victory was added to wins by junior
Sander Jans over OUA's Francisco Oliveira (6-2, 6-3) at No. 1 and by freshman Ole Valkyser over OUA's Tobias Fuerschuss (6-2, 6-3) at No. 4. Southern Arkansas claimed the doubles point with an active showing at all three lines.
On Monday, the SAU Women dropped a GAC match at Arkansas Tech. Sophomore
Lena Milosevic topped Michelle Khoo at No. 1 in three sets 6-3, 3-6, 10-8. Freshman
Kalley Smith won at No. 5 over Megan Bell 2-6, 6-2, 6-1. Smith along with doubles teammate
Sarah Roy defeated Khoo and Aasthe Dargude 7-6 (5).
The Mulerider Men return to action on Wednesday, April 7 at home against Southeastern Oklahoma State in the team's final regular season home match of the 2021 season. SAU twice topped the Savage Storm in 2019 with a 4-2 in Magnolia in the regular season and a 4-1 postseason victory in Arkadelphia. First serve is set for 1 p.m. from the Live Oaks Tennis Courts. Results will be made available at
www.MuleriderAthletics.com.