COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Spring Hill College (SHC) men's tennis team opened play at the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Round-Up on Thursday with a 5-2 loss to the hosting Benedict College Tigers in the morning match, but bounced back in the afternoon to secure 9-0 and 7-2 wins over Lane College and Fort Valley State University respectively.
 
Spring Hill 2, Benedict 5
 
Singles:
1. Nathaniel Pinckney (BC) def. Alejandro Hastings Oro (SPR) 6-4, 6-3
2. Quentin Eloise (BC) def. Lars Bajohr (SPR) 6-0, 6-2
3. Armando Flores (BC) vs. Kurt Shiell (SPR) 2-3 DNF
4. Juan Hernandez (BC) vs. Martin Jaramillo (SPR) 4-6, 4-2 DNF
5. Justin Payton (BC) def. Ferdinand Amanor (SPR) 6-2, 6-3
6. Andrew Risley (SHC) def. Malek Selman (BC), default
 
Doubles:
1. Pinckney/Eloise (BC) def. Bajohr/Shiell (SPR) 8-3
2. Flores/Hernandez (BC) def. Ferdinand Amanor/Hastings Oro (SPR) 8-6
3. Selman/Payton (BC) def. Jaramillo/Risley (SPR), default
 
 
Spring Hill 9, Lane 0
 
Singles:
1. Alejandro Hastings Oro (SPR) def. Marcus Reynolds (LANE) 6-0, 6-0
2. Lars Bajohr (SPR) def. Javon White (LANE) 6-0, 6-0
3. Kurt Shiell (SPR) def. Kentrell Spencer (LANE) 8-0
4. Martin Jaramillo (SPR) def. Rodney Willingham (LANE) 10-7
5. Frank Amanor (SPR) def. Carlas Moore (LANE) 8-0
6. Ferdinand Amanor (SPR) def. Bryce Johnson (LANE) 10-4
 
Doubles:
1. Bajohr/Shiell (SPR) def. Reynolds/White (LANE) 8-0
2. Jaramillo/Andrew Risley (SPR) def. Spencer/Willingham (LANE) 8-1
3. Frank Amanor/Ferdinand Amanor (SPR) def. Moore/Johnson (LANE) 8-0
 
 
Spring Hill 7, Fort Valley State 2
 
Singles:
1. Lars Bajohr (SPR) def. Christian Boyd (FVSU) 6-2, 6-1
2. Kurt Shiell (SPR) def. Micaiah Dawson (FVSU) 6-0, 3-2
3. Martin Jaramillo (SPR) def. David Hill (FVSU), by default
4. Ralph Kelly (FVSU) def. Andrew Risley (SPR), by default
5. Frank Amanor (SPR) def. Henri Abrams (FVSU) 6-1, 6-1
6. Ferdinand Amanor (SPR) def. Jocquez Chaney (FVSU) 6-1, 6-1
 
Doubles:
1. Bajohr/Shiell (SPR) def. Boyd/Hill (FVSU) 8-5
2. Risley/Jaramillo (SPR) def. Kelly/Chaney (FVSU) 8-3
3. Abrams/Dawson (FVSU) def. Frank Amanor/Alejandro Hastings Oro (SPR-M), by default
 
The Badgers (3-5, 2-1 SIAC) remain Columbia on Friday to continue play in the SIAC Round-Up beginning at 8:30 a.m.