PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. – Spring Hill's moved to within one match of winning the 2019 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Championships with a 5-0 blanking of Tuskegee University in the semifinals Monday at Peachtree City Tennis Center.

The Badgers (16-9) advance to the conference championship Tuesday at 3 p.m. against a defending champion Benedict College.

Against Tuskegee, Spring Hill collected the team point in doubles by winning two of the three matches. Spring Hill's Ulf Grosseloh / Chris Mimes 6-0 winners while Til Behrendt / Alex Demel took care of their opponent, 6-1. Cedric Nitz / Kurt Shiell's match was halted at 3-3.

The Badgers won all four of the completed singles while two matches – the No. 1 singles by Nitz and the No. 2 singles by Grosseloh were halted. Demel won at the No. 3 by scores of 6-0, 6-0, Mimes was 6-2, 6-1 winner at No. 4 while Shiel was 6-0, 6-1 winner at No. 5. Behrendt finished off his opponent at the No. 6 spot, 6-0, 6-0.

Tennis Match Results
Spring Hill College vs. Tuskegee University
Apr 15, 2019 at Peachtree City, Ga.
Peachtree City Tennis Center
Spring Hill 5, Tuskegee 0
Singles
1. Cedric Nitz (SHC) vs. Jabari Hargrove (TU), DNF
2. Ulf Grosseloh (SHC) vs. Jabari Cole (TU), DNF
3. Alex Demel (SHC) def. Tyler Mitchell (TU) 6-0, 6-0
4. Chris Mines (SHC) def. Samuel Lewis (TU) 6-2, 6-1
5. Kurt Shiell (SHC) def. Jadasee Patterson (TU) 6-0, 6-1
6. Til Behrendt (SHC) def. Rithy Sry (TU) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles
1. Nitz / Shiell (SHC) vs. Hargrove/Cole, DNF
2. Behrendt / Demel (SHC) def. Mitchell / Lewis, 6-1
3. Ulf Grosseloh / Mimes (SHC) def. Sry / Patterson, 6-0