MOBILE, Ala. – The Spring Hill College (SHC) men's tennis team opened play at the 2018 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Round Up on Thursday with a 9-0 victory over the Fort Valley State University (FVSU) Wildcats (2-6, 2-4 SIAC) at the Mobile Tennis Courts in the morning matches. Thunderstorms suspended the late afternoon match versus Morehouse College until tomorrow with SHC leading 6-0.

Spring Hill College 9, Fort Valley State 0
Singles competition
1. Cedric Nitz (SHC) def. Fuemci Simon (FVSU) 6-0, 6-0
2. Lars Bajohr (SHC) def. Micaiah Dawson (FVSU) 6-1, 6-1
3. Ricardo Pena (SHC) def. Christian Boyd (FVSU) 6-2, 6-0
4. Chris Mines (SHC) def. Jocquez Chaney (FVSU) 6-0, 6-0
5. Andrew Risley (SHC) def. Darius Scott (FVSU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Ferdinand Amanor (SHC) def. Ryan Thurman (FVSU) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Nitz/Bajohr (SHC) def. Simon/Chaney (FVSU) 8-1
2. Kurt Shiell/Pena (SHC) def. Dawson/Boyd (FVSU) 8-4
3. Risley/Mines (SHC) def. Thurman/Scott (FVSU) 8-0

The Badgers (8-6, 7-0 SIAC) will continue play at the SIAC Round Up at the Mobile Tennis Center on Friday beginning at 9 a.m. versus the Tuskegee University (TU) Golden Tigers.