ORLANDO, Fla.  – Birmingham-Southern men's tennis finished 3-1 at USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla. The Panthers played some great competition and took down Division II school, Post University in a close 4-3 win. Following that victory, they fell to Hamilton College 7-2 but came back to defeat Luther 5-4 and Saint Ambrose 8-1. 
 
Match one: BSC was ready to go in their first match with a doubleheader on the first day. Due to this game being played against Post University, a Division II school, the match was played by their rules. The Panthers took two out of the three doubles matches to earn the one point for doubles play. 

No. 1 Hallet Green was the first to finish in singles play, taking his opponent in straight sets. No. 4 Tanner Debardelaben also won his match in straight sets. Post won three singles matches to tie up the score with the Panthers. No. 3 Elijah Ingleson finished it off for the Panthers, winning his match in a tiebreaker set to clinch the victory 4-3 for BSC. 

Records
Birmingham-Southern 9-3 Overall, Post 3-6 Overall 

Match two: After their win over Post, the Panthers had a quick turnaround to play Hamilton in the same day. The No. 2 duo of Hallet Green and Elijah Ingleson were the only Panthers to win in doubles play, taking their match 8-3 over Hamilton's No. 3 duo. 

BSC was down 2-1 going into singles play and were hoping to comeback for a win. Unfortunately, Hallet Green, in the No. 1 position, was the only Panther to win a singles match. It was not enough for Birmingham-Southern and they ultimately fell to Hamilton, 7-2.

Records
Birmingham-Southern 9-4 Overall, Hamilton 1-0 Overall

Match three: Birmingham-Southern was looking for another win to push their tournament record into the positives. Once again the Panthers doubles play proved to be quite impressive with two out of three matchups being victories over Luther. The No. 2 duo of Hallet Green and Elijah Ingleson finished first with a 8-0 victory. No. 3 duo Tom Smith and Dru Gresham finished last with a 8-7 win. 

Holding a 2-1 lead, the Panthers were very optimistic going into their singles play. No. 1 Hallet Green was the first singles win for BSC winning both sets 6-4. Next up was Tanner Debardelaben in the No. 4 position, beating his opponent 7-5, then 6-2. No. 2 Wilbur Dotson clinched the victory for the Panthers, taking his opponent to a tiebreaker set and winning it 10-6. 

Records
Birmingham-Southern 10-4 Overall, Luther 6-6 Overall

Match four: The Panthers were looking to end the tournament strong with another win in their final match against Saint Ambrose University. BSC swept doubles play with No. 2 duo Hallet Green and Elijah Ingleson finishing first and beating their opponent 8-0. Tom Smith and Dru Gresham were next winning 8-2, and finally Wilbur Dotson and Tanner Debardelaben finished 8-2 in the No. 1 matchup.

Birmingham-Southern took all but one singles match, all of their victories ending in straight set wins. No. 3 Elijah Ingleson was the first to finish with 6-0 and 6-2 victories. Next was No. 2 Wilbur Dotson, No. 5 Tom Smith, No. 4 Tanner Debardelaben and No. 1 Hallet Green.

With a strong start in doubles play, the Panthers were able to hold their lead and take a win of 8-1 over Saint Ambrose.

Records
Birmingham-Southern 11-4 Overall, Saint Ambrose 4-6 Overall

Up next
The Panthers will travel to Sewanee, Tenn. on Saturday, April 2 as they take on Sewanee at 9 a.m.