Men's tennis sweeps UA-Pine Bluff, Texas-Permian Basin

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From SMUMustangs.com:

Mustangs Earn Two Wins On Sunday
SMU Beats Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Texas-Permian Basin In Morning Doubleheader

Feb. 8, 2015

DALLAS (SMU) - The SMU Mustangs men's tennis team picked up two wins on Sunday at the Brad and Ann Brookshire Family Indoor Pavilion. SMU's record is now 6-1 to open the spring season.

The Mustangs started the morning with a 9 a.m. tilt against Arkansas-Pine Bluff. The match only included singles play, with SMU winning 6-0. SMU then followed with a 7-0 victory over Texas-Permian Basin.

Markus Kerner played No. 1 singles in both matches for the first time this season, and freshman Samm Butler moved up to No. 2 for the first time as well. Freshman Eric Fitz-Randolph made his dual-match debut against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, winning at No. 5 singles, 6-1, 6-0.

Freshman Alec Josepher also made his dual-match debut on Sunday, playing at No. 6 singles versus Texas-Permian Basin, winning 6-1, 6-1. Sophomore Tony Russell played at No. 4 singles against the Falcons, earning a 6-0, 6-1 victory.

Sophomore Arkadijs Slobodkins won both of his matches on Sunday by scores of 6-0, 6-0. Slobodkins played at No. 4 against Arkansas-Pine Bluff and at No. 5 against Texas-Permian Basin.

Julio Olaya, also a sophomore, played at No. 3 singles in both matches, marking the first time he has played in that position.

SMU won all three doubles matches against the Falcons, continuing the Mustangs' perfection in doubles play to begin the spring. SMU has yet to lose the opening doubles point in any match.

The Mustangs will host Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Thursday at 6 p.m. CT at the SMU Tennis Complex. SMU will then host both Nebraska and Ouachita Baptist on Saturday, at 2 p.m. CT and 6 p.m. CT, respectively.

Singles competition
1. Markus Kerner (SMU) def. Leonardo Vieira (UAPB) 6-1, retired
2. Samm Butler (SMU) def. Sajid Rahman (UAPB) 6-1, 6-2
3. Julio Olaya (SMU) def. Jualon Greig (UAPB) 6-2, 6-2
4. Arkadijs Slobodkins (SMU) def. Edward Butler (UAPB) 6-0, 6-0
5. Eric Fitz-Randolph (SMU) def. Alfred Carroll (UAPB) 6-1, 6-0
6. Charles Nettlefold (SMU) def. No player (UAPB), by default

Tennis Match Results
Texas-Permian Basin vs SMU
Feb 08, 2015 at Dallas, Texas
SMU 7, Texas-Permian Basin 0
Singles competition
1. Markus Kerner (SMU) def. Justin Pena (UTPBM) 6-3, 6-2
2. Samm Butler (SMU) def. Thomas Rice (UTPBM) 6-1, 6-3
3. Julio Olaya (SMU) def. Devon Douglis (UTPBM) 6-4, 6-2
4. Tony Russell (SMU) def. Leo Luna (UTPBM) 6-0, 6-1
5. Arkadijs Slobodkins (SMU) def. Ismael Quinones (UTPBM) 6-0, 6-0
6. Alec Josepher (SMU) def. Mateus Munhoz (UTPBM) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Tony Russell/Samm Butler (SMU) def. Justin Pena/Adam Cheney (UTPBM) 6-0
2. Arkadijs Slobodkins/Markus Kerner (SMU) def. Thomas Rice/Caio Aguiar (UTPBM) 6-3
3. Julio Olaya/Alec Josepher (SMU) def. Leo Luna/Devon Douglis (UTPBM) 6-0