MOBILE, Ala. – On Sunday, the Spring Hill College (SHC) men's tennis team opened the 2018 season with a 9-0 non-conference loss to the University of Montevallo (UM) Falcons (1-0) in the afternoon match at the Mobile Tennis Center. The morning's match versus the Panthers of Birmingham-Southern College was postponed to do wet court conditions following overnight rains.
 
University of Montevallo 9, Spring Hill College 0
 
Singles competition
1. Georg Trompler (UM) def. Cedric Nitz (SHC 7-5, 6-2
2. Petter Dahlin (UM) def. Ricardo Pena (SHC) 6-2, 6-4
3. Daniel Del Val (UM) def. Kurt Shiell (SHC) 6-2, 6-0
4. Sergi Martinez (UM) def. Chris Mines (SHC) 6-1, 6-2
5. Gavin Salton (UM) def. Andrew Risley (SHC) 6-1, 6-1
6. Chandler Hagan (UM) def. Ferdinand Amanor (SHC) 6-0, 6-0
 
Doubles competition
1. Daniel Del Val/Sergi Martinez (UM) def. Lars Bajohr/Cedric Nitz (SHC) 8-6
2. James Bloomer/Petter Dahlin (UM) def. Kurt Shiell/Ricardo Pena (SHC) 8-4
3. Georg Trompler/Brecht V. Buggenhout (UM) def. Chris Mines/Andrew Risley (SHC) 8-0
 
 
The Badgers (0-1) next travel to Memphis, Tenn., on Friday to face the Christian Brothers University Buccaneers in a non-conference match beginning at 3 p.m.