MOBILE, Ala. (March 26, 2022) – The Spring Hill College (SHC) men's tennis team won a share of the 2022 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Regular Season Championship with a 4-2 victory over the Benedict College (BC) Tigers at the SIAC Round Up II on Saturday morning at the Mobile Tennis Center. Both teams finished with 10-1 marks in conference play with Benedict winning a previous meeting 4-2, resulting in the shared title.
Spring Hill College 4, Benedict College 2
Singles competition
1. Mark Chigaazira (BC) def.
Fergus O'Rourke (SHC) 6-2, 7-5
2.
Rafael Lima (SHC) vs. Killian Surmont (BC) 3-6, 7-5, unfinished
3.
Ondrej Hlavon (SHC) def. Batsiraii Saurombe (BC) 6-1, 6-4
4. Divgurjot Singh (BC) def.
Charles Wallace (SHC) 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (12-10)
5.
Paul-Philipp Kern (SHC) def. Jason Chigaazira (BC) 7-6, 6-4
6.
Matthew Pirie (SHC) def. Richard Ngwarwi (BC) 6-2, 2-0, retired
Doubles competition
1. Wallace / Hlavon (SHC) def. M. Chigaazira / Saurombe (BC) 6-1
2. Kern /
Lezan Koyuncu (SHC) vs. Singh / Surmont (BC) 3-4, unfinished
3.
Sebastien Torres / O'Rourke (SHC) def. Ngwarwi / J. Chigaazira (BC) 6-0
Order of finish: Doubles (3, 1); Singles (6, 3, 1, 4, 5*)
The Badgers (12-9, 10-1 SIAC) will travel to Montevallo, Ala. on Thursday to face the University of Montevallo Falcons (3-7) at 12 p.m.
