BIRMINGHAM, Ala.  – The Birmingham-Southern men's tennis team looked to make another victory on the weekend, after defeating Berry, but fell in a close match against conference foe Oglethorpe. 
 
The Panthers took only one out of the three doubles matches, making Wilbur Dotson and Tanner Debardelaben the only doubles partners to sweep the weekend. The No. 3 doubles, Tom Smith and Dru Gresham, finished first but fell to Oglethorpe's Zoe Raymond and Cameron Burkers 8-1. No. 2 Hallet Green and Tyler Guerra fell to their opponent in a close 8-7 match. The No. 1 duo of Wilbur Dotson and Tanner Debardelaben defeated Oglethorpe's No. 1, 8-6, to secure one point for the Panthers heading into singles play.  

Birmingham-Southern looked to make a comeback in singles play, to hopefully take the another victory on the weekend. No. 1 singles Hallet Green swept his opponent in 6-0 sets, finishing first. No. 2 Wilbur Dotson took down Oglethorpe's Daniel Cohen in a close first set 7-5, then finished it off 6-2. The No. 4 matchup was last to finish with Tanner Debardelaben pushing through in a tie breaker set to win it for the Panthers. No. 3, No. 5 and No. 6 singles all fell to Oglethorpe, resulting in an Oglethorpe victory 5-4. 

Records
Birmingham-Southern 12-7 Overall (1-3 SAA), Oglethorpe 10-1 Overall (5-0 SAA)

Up next
The Panthers will travel to Jackson, Miss. on Friday, April 15 to play Millsaps at 9 a.m.