ORLANDO, Fla. - After falling to #20 RPI on Saturday, the Birmingham-Southern men's tennis team got back on track via a sweep of Juniata on Sunday.

BSC vs. #20 RPI

RPI started the day with wins in all three doubles matches, but the Panthers competed and kept each match tight. The No. 2 and No. 3 doubles matches finished an exciting 8-5 each while the No. 1 match finished 8-4. Down 3-0 to start, BSC looked to gain some ground in the singles matches.

No. 2 Tanner DeBardelaben and No. 5 Tom Smith both competed in nail-biting matches with both Panthers going to tiebreaker sets. DeBardelaben won his first set, 6-4 but fell in set two, 6-1. After tons of excellent shots from both players, RPI's Andy Zhu won the match 11-9 in set three for what turned out to be one of the most exciting matches of the season. 

No. 5 Tom Smith also played some excellent tennis and had an identical first two sets to his teammate DeBardelaben. Smith won set one, 6-4 but then fell 6-1 in the second. BSC's No. 5 position player ultimately fell in the tiebreaker, 10-5 in another thrilling match.

Final: #20 RPI 9, Birmingham-Southern 0

Singles competition
1. Aiden Drover-Mattinen (RPI) def. Sam Tolbert (BSC) 6-1, 6-1
2. Andy Zhu (RPI) def. Tanner DeBardelaben (BSC) 4-6, 6-1, 11-9
3. Tsubi Okada (RPI) def. Ryan King (BSC) 6-1, 6-1
4. Bryce Burnham (RPI) def. Eli Ingleson (BSC) 6-0, 6-1
5. Joel McCandless (RPI) def. Tom Smith (BSC) 4-6, 6-1, 10-5
6. Tasmay Shah (RPI) def. Reed Martinson (BSC) 6-2, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Aiden Drover-Mattinen (RPI) def. Tanner DeBardelaben/Tom Smith (BSC) 8-4
2. Joel McCandless/Tsubi Okada (RPI) def. Ryan King/Sam Tolbert (BSC) 8-5
3. Jonathan McMillan/Bryce Burnham (RPI) def. Eli Ingleson/Callum Searle (BSC) 8-5

Records
Birmingham-Southern 6-4, #20 RPI 5-1

BSC vs. Juniata

The Panthers were dominant in the bounce-back match against Juniata. In doubles, No. 1 duo Tanner DeBardelaben/Tom Smith got the day started with an emphatic 8-1 win. No. 2 Ryan King/Sam Tolbert and No. 3 Eli Ingleson/Callum Searle then took care of business with 8-2 wins each. The doubles sweep was completed by BSC giving them a 3-0 lead heading into singles matches.

No. 2 Tanner DeBardelaben got the day started in singles by cruising to a 6-1, 6-0 win. No. 6 Reed Martinson then was in full control of his match with a 6-0, 6-1 win. No. 5 Tom Smith also completed a shutout in set one with a 6-0, 6-2 win. The Panthers then went on to complete the sweep in singles and finish off the overall sweep of Juniata, 9-0.

Final: Birmingham-Southern 9, Juniata 0

Singles competition
1. Sam Tolbert (BSC) def. Arsen Tabaldyev (JC) 6-4, 6-1
2. Tanner DeBardelaben (BSC) def. Basile Gandon (JC) 6-1, 6-0
3. Ryan King (BSC) def. Adrian Di Benedetto (JC) 6-2, 6-4
4. Eli Ingleson (BSC) def. Ross Conway (JC) 6-1, 6-2
5. Tom Smith (BSC) def. Arthur DeYoung (JC) 6-0, 6-2
6. Reed Martinson (BSC) def. Dillon Murphy (JC) 6-0, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Tanner DeBardelaben/Tom Smith (BSC) def. Arsen Tabaldyev/Ross Conway (JC) 8-1
2. Ryan King/Sam Tolbert (BSC) def. Basile Gandon/Adrian Di Benedetto (JC) 8-2
3. Eli Ingleson/Callum Searle (BSC) def. Arthur DeYoung/Ezenna Emuka (JC) 8-2

Records
Birmingham-Southern 7-4, Juniata 4-1

Up Next
The Panthers will compete against Trinity College (Conn.) in Orlando on Monday, Mar. 11 at 6:30 p.m. EST.