Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 | Box Score 3 LEXINGTON, Ky.  – Birmingham-Southern men's tennis finished 2-1 in the Transylvania Invitational in Lexington, Ky. The Panthers swept both singles and doubles play against Transylvania in a 9-0 victory. Following their sweep, they fell to Asbury 6-3 but came back to defeat Emory & Henry 7-2. 
 
Match one: BSC was ready to go in their first match of the Transylvania Invitational. The Panthers took all three doubles matches with the No. 3 duo of Tyler Guerra and Tom Smith finishing first with a 8-2 victory. No. 2 duo Hallet Green and Elijah Ingleson finished next, followed by Wilbur Dotson and Tanner Debardelaben, both with 8-5 wins. 

The No. 1, 2 and 5 matchups were won in straight sets by the Panthers. Reed Martinson, Dru Gresham and Luke Mitchell had to fight for their singles wins, going into 3 sets. Birmingham-Southern came out victorious with a 9-0 victory. 

Records
Birmingham-Southern 5-1 Overall, Transylvania 1-4 Overall 

Match two: The Panthers were coming off hot from their match of the invitational, looking for another win. They continued their strong play into the doubles matchups against Asbury. The No. 1 duo of Wilbur Dotson and Tanner Debardelaben took their victory, 8-6. The No. 2 duo of Hallet Green and Elijah Ingleson gained the second victory for the Panthers with an 8-7 win over Asbury's No. 2 doubles. 

BSC had a 2-1 lead going into singles play and were hoping to finish the off their win. Unfortunately, Wilbur Dotson, in the No. 2 position, was the only Panther to win a singles match. It was not enough for Birmingham-Southern to keep their lead and they ultimately fell to Asbury, 6-3.

Records
Birmingham-Southern 5-2 Overall, Asbury 5-0 Overall

Match three: Birmingham-Southern was looking for another win to finish the tournament with a positive record. Once again the Panthers doubles play proved to be quite impressive with all three matchups being victories over Emory & Henry. The No. 3 duo of Tom Smith and Tyler Guerra finished first in a 8-0 win, followed by the No. 1 and No. 2 duos that both finished with scores of 8-2.

Holding a 3-0 lead, the Panthers were very optimistic going into their singles play. Tom Smith was the first to finish in the No. 6 position with 6-0 victories in straight sets. Next up was Tanner Debardelaben in the No. 5 position, beating his opponent 6-0, then 6-1. Hallet Green and Wilbur Dotson were the next to finish with Green capturing his victory in straight sets, while Dotson got pushed to three sets. 

With a strong start in doubles play, the Panthers were able to hold their lead and take a win of 7-2 over Emory & Henry.

Records
Birmingham-Southern 6-2 Overall, Emory & Henry 3-4 Overall

Up next
The Panthers will return home on Friday, March 4 as they take on Huntingdon College at 1 p.m.