JACKSON, Miss. - The Birmingham-Southern men's tennis team won their second straight match and first conference match of the season on Saturday against Millsaps.

The Panthers fell in a very competitive No. 1 doubles match to start the day but did not let the loss slow them down. No. 2 duo Tanner DeBardelaben and Tom Smith in addition to No. 3 duo Ryan King and Callum Searle won their matches to take a 2-1 lead heading into singles matches.

The Panthers took their doubles momentum over to singles with a sweep of the Majors. No. 5 Tom Smith got the first singles point for BSC with a dominant 6-0, 6-1 win. No. 2 Sam Tolbert also pitched a shut out in his first set with a 6-0 win. He finished off his match with a 6-3 win in set two. No. 1 Hallet Green also won his match 6-1, 6-3 to cap off an excellent day on the courts.

Final: Birmingham-Southern 8, Millsaps 1

Singles competition
1. Hallet Green (BSC) def. Carson Chassaignac (MC) 6-1, 6-3
2. Sam Tolbert (BSC) def. Jakub Bobinski (MC) 6-0, 6-3
3. Ryan King (BSC) def. Anderson Dulaney (MC) 6-2, 6-1
4. Tanner DeBardelaben (BSC) def. Sam Tuli (MC) 6-3, 6-1
5. Tom Smith (BSC) def. Brady St. Martin (MC) 6-0, 6-1
6. Reed Martinson (BSC) def. Sam Willard (MC) 3-6, 6-1, 10-7

Doubles competition
1. Sam Tuli/Carson Chassaignac (MC) def. Hallet Green/Sam Tolbert (BSC) 8-5
2. Tanner DeBardelaben/Tom Smith (BSC) def. Jakub Bobinski/Anderson Dulaney (MC) 8-5
3. Ryan King/Callum Searle (BSC) def. Brady St. Martin/Sam Willard (MC) 8-3

Records
Birmingham-Southern 9-6 (0-1 SAA), Millsaps 1-7 (0-1 SAA)

Up Next
The Panthers will take on #11 Sewanee on the road on Saturday, April 6 at 9:00 a.m.