GERALD WALLACE TENNIS CENTER | MOBILE, Ala. - The University of Mobile Men's Tennis team continued the strong start to the 2024 season on Wednesday, Mar. 6, shutting out Bethel University (Tenn.) 7-0 to improve to 8-0 on the year. The win comes just two days after the Rams hosted and defeated No. 15 Dillard University (La.) 4-3 at home as Mobile continues to make a push to be ranked inside the NAIA Top 25.
How It Happened
Mobile cruised through doubles action to begin the match with the doubles point, seeing the top seed and third seed earn 6-3 victories. Joao Pedro Okano and Alex Verdu won as Mobile's top doubles seed, while Callum Dickson and William Crowe earned the win from No. 3 doubles. Bethel managed a 7-6 (0) win from the second-seeded doubles match.
Later in singles play, Joao Pedro Okano continued to roll with a 6-1, 6-2 win in the top singles match on Wednesday, being followed by Martin Jeanne from No. 2 singles with a 6-0, 6-1 win. Overall, Mobile dominated singles play, never losing a set as a team to the Wildcats across all six singles matches played.
Callum Dickson earned a hard-fought 7-5, 6-4 victory from No. 3 singles, while Alex Verdu won 6-3, 6-3 from the fourth flight in the lineup. Rounding out the singles matches, William Crowe recorded a 6-1, 6-2 victory as the No. 5 seed and Sergio Ruiz Ramiro notched a 6-1, 6-0 win from No. 6 singles.
As a team, the Rams saw just one loss total on the day to Bethel, with the 7-6 win in doubles play for the Wildcats not reflecting on the overall score.
Doubleheader Upcoming
After a strong 2-0 week at home, Mobile will be back in action on the home courts of the Gerald Wallace Tennis Center on Tuesday, Mar. 12, hosting Doane University (Neb.) for a doubleheader. Match one next Tuesday is slated for an 11:00 a.m. CT start, while match two is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. CT.
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About the University of Mobile
The University of Mobile is a Christ-centered liberal arts and sciences institution with a vision of higher education for a higher purpose, founded to honor God by equipping students for their future professions through rigorous academic preparation and spiritual transformation. Core values are: Christ-Centered, Academically-Focused, Student-Devoted and Distinctively-Driven. The university offers on-campus and online bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in over 75 academic programs. Founded in 1961, the University of Mobile is affiliated with the Alabama Baptist State Convention and is located 10 miles north of Mobile, Alabama on a campus of over 880 acres.
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