MOBILE, Ala. - Spring Hill College got back on the winning track Wednesday, edging past Dallas Baptist, 4-3, in a non-conference match at the Copeland-Cox Tennis Center.

The Badgers (5-6) earned the doubles point by getting a 6-4 win from Cedric Nitz and Kurt Shiell over the Patriots' Grant McKenzie and Riley Smith at the No. 1 slot and a 6-3 victory from Ulf Grosseloh and Ricardo Pena over Andrew Hallowell and Brian Nguyen at No. 3. Dallas Baptist won the No. 2 match, as Gabe Garrido and Josh Williams got past Tim Behrendt and Alex Demel, 6-1.

Dallas Baptist evened the match at 1 with a 6-2, 6-3 win by Garrido over Pena at No. 3 singles, but Shiell put the Badgers back in front with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Jacob Harris at No. 6.

The Patriots re-tied the match, 2-2, when Smith beat Chris Mines, 6-3, 6-3 at No. 5, but Spring Hill pulled ahead again after Demel got past Williams, 6-4, 7-5 in the No. 4 singles match. McKenzie gave Dallas Baptist a third point with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Grosseloh at No. 2, but Nitz pulled out the win for the Badgers by beating Nguyen, 7-5, 6-4 in the No. 1 singles match.

Spring Hill is back on the court Saturday, traveling to New Orleans, La., to take on Our Lady of the Lake. First serve is scheduled for 1 p.m.

at Copeland-Cox Tennis Center
Spring Hill 4, Dallas Baptist 3
Singles
1. Cedric Nitz (SH) def. Brian Nguyen (DB), 7-5, 6-4
2. Grant McKenzie (DB) def. Ulf Grosseloh (SH), 6-3, 6-3
3. Gabe Garrido (DB) def. Ricardo Pena (SH), 6-2, 6-3
4. Alex Demel (SH) def. Josh Williams (DB), 6-4, 7-5
5. Riley Smith (DB) def. Chris Mines (SH), 6-3, 6-3
6. Kurt Shiell (SH) def. Jacob Harris (DB) 6-1, 6-4

Doubles
1. Nitz/Shiell (SH) def. McKenzie/Smith (DB), 6-4
2. Garrido/Williams (DB) def. Tim Behrendt/Demel (SH), 6-1
3. Grosseloh/Pena (SH) def. Andrew Hallowell/Nguyen (DB), 6-3

Order of Finish:
Singles: 3,6,5,4,2,1