The Spring Hill College (SHC) men's tennis team opened the 2016 season with a 9-0 non-conference home loss to the Panthers of Birmingham-Southern College (BSC) at the Country Club of Mobile on Saturday morning.
The Badgers trailed the Panthers (1-0) by a 3-0 score following doubles play despite a spirited No. 3 match that BSC won in a 9-7 tiebreaker.
In singles play, the Panthers continued to roll sweeping all six courts.
Singles:
1.   Alex Makarenko (BSC) def.
Alejandro Hastings Oro (SHC) 6-4; 6-2
2.   Patrick Hire (BSC) def.
Lars Bajohr (SHC) 6-3; 6-1
3.   Jacob Weinacker (BSC) def.
Sebastian Arias (SHC) 6-0; 6-0
4.   Anthony Pellegrini (BSC) def.
Martin Jaramillo (SHC) 6-1; 6-2
5.   Lee Thompson (BSC) def.
Ruben Nick Cruz (SHC) 6-1; 6-3
6.   Charlie Rowe (BSC) def.
Andrew Risley (SHC) 6-4; 6-0
Doubles:
1.   Hire/Makarenko (BSC) def. Bajohr/Jaramillo (SHC) 8-1
2.   Pellegrini/Weinacker (BSC) def. Arias/Risley (SHC) 8-5
3.   Henry Crosby/ Rowe (BSC) def. Hastings Oro/Cruz (SHC) 9-7
The Badgers (0-1) travel to Tuscaloosa on Friday to face the Stillman College Tigers in a Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) match beginning at 4 p.m.
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