MAGNOLIA, Ark. – The Southern Arkansas University Men's Tennis team began their home stand with a shut-out win over the Southwest Baptist University Bearcats by a final score of 4-0.
 
The men started the day off strong winning the all-important doubles point as Jonas Sommer and Uwe Diehl continued their hot streak winning at line one 6-1 over the Bearcats duo. Taiki Minamino and Balsa Djokovic then secured the doubles point at line three with a 6-3 victory. Frode Neumann and Lucas Nitzschke fell at line two by a final of 3-6 but the Muleriders still held on to take an early 1-0 lead.
 
Singles play then began as the Muleriders looked to take care of business quickly. Frode Neumann wrapped up the first singles win for the Muleriders in dominant fashion winning in straight sets (6-1, 6-0) over Federico Riolo. Balsa Djokovic then defeated Romain Ramuz in straight sets (6-4, 6-2) as the Muleriders jumped out 3-0. Jonas Sommer clinched the win for the Muleriders at line four defeating Juani Morresi in straight sets (6-2, 7-6). All of the other pairings did not finish as the Muleriders had already clinched the win over the Bearcats. At the time of conclusion, two of the three remaining Muleriders were winning their matches including Uwe Diehl at line five (6-2) and Shun Wakino at line six (2-0). The only Mulerider that trailed at the conclusion was Lucas Nitzschke at line one (5-7, 5-3).
 
Up Next
The Muleriders will return to action quickly as they will face Cowley County Community College tomorrow, Saturday, February 28th at 2:00 p.m.