COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Spring Hill College (SHC) men's tennis team earned three more conference victories in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Inter-Divisional Round Up on Friday and Saturday at the Parklane Tennis Courts with decisions over Fort Valley State University in an 8-0 outcome, LeMoyne-Owen College by a 9-0 score and Tuskegee University by a 6-0 result.
Friday afternoon the Badgers downed Fort Valley State with wins on all courts with the exceptions of singles No. 1 where the match was not completed.
Singles:
1.
Lars Bajohr (SHC) vs. J. Darelion (FVSU) 6-6 DNF
2.
Ruben Nick Cruz (SHC) def. Andrew Crosby (FVSU) 6-0, 6-0
3.
Martin Jaramillo (SHC) def. Ralph Kelly (FVSU) 6-0, 6-0
4.
Sebastian Arias (SHC) def. Sheign Fields (FVSU) 12-10
5.
Daniel Piper (SHC) def. Ayteh Chaney (FVSU) 10-5
6.
Andrew Risley (SHC) def. Brandon Stewart-Val (FVSU) 6-0, 6-2
Doubles:
1. Bajohr/Cruz (SHC) def. Darelion/Crosby (FVSU) 8-2
2. Risley/Arias (SHC) def. R. Kelly/S. Fields (FVSU) 8-1
3. Piper/Jaramillo (SHC) def. Stewart-Val/Chaney (FVSU) 8-2
The Badgers (7-3, 6-1 SIAC West) led the Magicians by a 3-0 score after doubles play on Friday night and maintained the momentum in singles play by sweeping the action on all six courts.
Singles:
1.
Lars Bajohr (SHC) def. D. Timms (LOC) 10-8
2.
Ruben Nick Cruz (SHC) def. C. Greer (LOC) 10-6
3.
Martin Jaramillo (SHC) def. Ashton Davis (LOC), by walkover
4.
Sebastian Arias (SHC) def. Lawerence Blaine (LOC) 6-0, 6-2
5.
Andrew Risley (SHC) def. Kendell Tate (LOC) 6-4, 6-2
6.
Daniel Piper (SHC) def. n/a (LOC), by walkover
Doubles:
1. Bajohr/Cruz (SHC) def. Timms/Greer (LOC) 8-3
2. Risley/Arias (SHC) def. Davis/Blaine (LOC) 8-2
3. Piper/Jaramillo (SHC) def. n/a (LOC), by walkover
On Saturday morning, the Badgers defeated Tuskegee with freshman
Andrew Risley securing the match victory on the No. 6 singles court in an exciting 6-1, 7-5 victory after trailing 1-5 in the second set.
Singles:
1.
Lars Bajohr (SHC) vs. Michael Graham (TC), DNP
2.
Ruben Nick Cruz (SHC) vs. Andrew Knight (TC), DNP
3.
Martin Jaramillo (SHC) def. Dominique Northecide (TC) 6-3, 6-2
4.
Daniel Piper (SHC) def. Joseph Messam (TC) 2-6, 6-0, 11-9
5.
Sebastian Arias (SHC) def Brandon Sewell (TC) 7-6, 3-1 DNF
6.
Andrew Risley (SHC) def. Reggie Richardson (TC) 6-1, 7-5
Doubles:
1. Bajohr/Cruz (SHC) def. Knight/Oshane Trail (TC) 8-5
2. Risley/Arias (SHC) def. Sewell/Northecide (TC) 8-5
3. Piper/Jaramillo (SHC) def. Messam/Graham (TC) 8-3
Spring Hill will next travel to New Orleans, La., on Friday to face historic rival the Loyola University Wolf Pack (0-3) in a non-conference match beginning at 3 p.m.