Men's Tennis Blanks DBU in Home Win

DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern jumped out in front early by winning the doubles point and never looked back on its way to a 5-0 shutout victory over Dallas Baptist on Wednesday afternoon at the Southeastern Tennis Complex.
 
"Great for the men to pick up a win coming out of Spring Break," said head coach Brian Nelson. "We didn't play our best doubles, but were able to clinch the doubles point with wins at 1 and 3. In singles, we won fairly swiftly as Marcus Del Rosario picked up the first win at #5 singles. Guilherme Dos Santos followed with a win to give the team their third point, winning 6-2; 6-2 at #2 singles. Diego Orduz clinched the match for Southeastern as he won 6-0; 6-2 at # six singles. The men move to 5-6 on the season, and look forward to our first conference match Thursday with Oklahoma Baptist at home."
 
Thabo Ncube and Guilherme Dos Santos got the ball rolling in doubles play by cruising to a 6-2 win at number three.
 
The duo of Marin Jurkovic and George Botha would finish off the point at the one position by picking up a 6-4 win.
 
The 25^th-ranked pair of Manuel Pilotto and Juan Scoppetta held a 5-4 lead when doubles play was clinched.
 
Marcus Del Rosario would push the Storm lead to 2-0 lead after picking up a 6-2, 6-1 win at the number five positon in singles play.
 
Dos Santos carried momentum from his doubles win into singles play, earning a 6-2, 6-2 win at number two to extend the lead to 3-0.
 
Diego Orduz would follow with a 6-0, 6-2 win at number six to provide the clinching point.
 
Ninth-ranked Pilotto would close out the match with the last finished contest, picking up a 6-4, 6-1 win at number three to make the final score 5-0.