ARKADELPHIA, Arkansas – Southwest Baptist swept the three doubles matches and claimed wins wins at the top four singles positions to earn a 6-1 victory over Delta State University on Friday at the Heflin Tennis Center. The loss dropped the Statesmen to 2-1 on the young season while SWB improved to 2-0.

The Statesmen will close out the three match series against host Ouachita Baptist on Saturday at 1 p.m.

Tennis Match Results
Southwest Baptist vs Delta State
Feb 20, 2015 at Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Southwest Baptist 7, Delta State 0

Singles competition
1. Kristof Kinal (SBU) def. Niko Ptasinski (DSU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
2. Sherif Abohabaga (SBU) def. Lionel Gazzo (DSU) 6-2, 6-2
3. Chris Blodig (SBU) def. Arthur Berthiaux (DSU) 5-7, 6-1, 7-5
4. Torben Semrau (SBU) def. Clement Depreeuw (DSU) 7-6, 6-4
5. Joao Yamacita (DSU) vs. Yannick Doering (SBU) unfinished, unfinished
6. Brunno Freitas (DSU) vs. Alex Belote (SBU) unfinished, unfinished

Doubles competition
1. Sherif Abohabaga/Kristof Kinal (SBU) def. Niko Ptasinski/Lionel Gazzo (DSU) 8-1
2. Chris Blodig/Torben Semrau (SBU) def. Arthur Berthiaux/G. Cerrato-Saura (DSU) 8-3
3. Clement Depreeuw/Joao Yamacita (DSU) def. Yannick Doering/Brad Cicek (SBU), 8-3

Match Notes:
Southwest Baptist 2-0
Delta State 2-1; Regional ranking #10