HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The Delta State men's tennis team fell 7-0 at the hands of University of Southern Mississippi on Sunday afternoon.
 
Southern Miss took an early 2-0 lead in doubles competition on court No. 1 and No. 2.

Southern Miss finished the match sweeping the singles competition on every court to claim the 7-0 overall win.
 
The Statesmen (1-2) will open Gulf South Conference play at the University of North Alabama in Florence, Ala., with a match scheduled at 2 p.m. on March 3.

Doubles Results:

Daniel Merker/Jorman Reyes (USM) def. Timo Schmitz/Mason Vice (DSU) 6-4
Wen-Po Tseng/Rakshit Rishi (USM) def. Julian Massa/Joao Yamacita (DSU) 6-2
Chao-Yu Huang/Teeradon Totrakul (USM) vs. Hicham Azzaoui/Jeoffrey Noblecourt (DSU) DNF
 

Singles Results:

Wen-Po Tseng (USM) def. Jeoffrey Noblecourt (DSU) 1-6, 7-6, 10-7
Daniel Merker (USM) def. Mason Vice (DSU) 6-2, 6-3
Chao-Yu Huang (USM) def. Hicham Azzaoui (DSU) 6-2, 6-0
Teeradon Tortrakul (USM) def. Julian Massa (DSU) 6-3, 6-0
Rakshit Rishi (USM) def. Joao Yamacita (DSU) 7-6, 7-6
Chris Wilkins (USM) def. Andrew Hildenbrand (DSU) 6-2, 2-6, 10-6