PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. – The Spring Hill men's tennis team put together a spirited effort but fell short in the SIAC Championship match losing to Benedict College by a score of 4-2. The loss dropped to SHC to 16-11 on the year and is the first loss of the season against a SIAC program after a 12-0 regular season run through the conference and 1-1 mark in the tournament. 

Spring Hill's points came from singles wins at the No. 1 and No. 2 slots. Cedric Nitz was a 6-1, 7-5 winner at No. 1 while teammate Ulf Grosseloh blanked his opponent, 6-0, 6-0.

The Badgers other win came at the No. 1 doubles as Nitz / Kurt Shiell were 6-2 winners.
 

Spring Hill vs. Benedict College
SIAC Championship – April 16, 2019
Peachtree City, Ga.

Benedict 4, Spring Hill 2
SINGLES
1. Cedric Nitz (SHC) def. Batsiraii Sauromt (BC) 6-1, 7-5
2. Ulf Grosseloh (SHC) def. Armando Flores (BC) 6-0, 6-0
3. Quentin Eloise (BC) def. Alex Demel (SHC), 6-4, 6-0
4. Nikola Aleksic (BC) def. Chris Mines (SHC) 6-4, 6-3
5. Kurt Shiell (SHC) vs. Julius Mutetwa (BC), DNF
6. Taj Ballantyne (BC) def. Til Behrendt (SHC) 6-1, 4-6, 6-3

DOUBLES
1. Nitz / Shiell (SHC) def. Armondo Flores/ Eloise (BC) 6-2
2. Mutetwa / Ballantyne (BC) def. Behrendt / Demel (SHC) 6-4
3. Sauromt / Aleksic (BC) def. Grosseloh /Mines (SHC) 7-6