DANVILLE, Ky. - After a tough match on Saturday, the Birmingham-Southern men's tennis team bounced back with a 6-3 win over Centre to advance to 2-1 in SAA play.

The doubles matches between the Panthers and Colonels produced the most exciting finishes of the season. #2 duo Hallet Green and Sam Tolbert took care of business 8-4 to earn the first doubles point for BSC, but the No. 1 and No. 3 matches headed to tiebreakers. In the No. 1 match, Tanner DeBardelaben and Tom Smith came down to the wire but pulled away late to win the tiebreaker 7-4. Just like the No. 1 match, No. 3 duo Ryan King and Eli Ingleson defeated their opponents 7-4 in the tiebreaker. Despite two extremely close matches, the Panthers headed into singles up three after the sweep.

With the three-point lead, BSC needed just two singles wins to clinch the win on the day. In the No. 5 position, Tanner DeBardelaben cruised to a 6-2, 6-0 win to put BSC within a point. No. 2 Sam Tolbert clinched the team win on the day with a 6-2, 6-4 win while No. 4 Ryan King also won his match 6-4, 6-3 to give the Panthers six points. At the conclusion of singles, 'Southern traveled back to Birmingham with a 6-3 win over Centre.

Final: Birmingham-Southern 6, Centre 3

Singles competition
1. Ben Reuff (CC) def. Hallet Green (BSC) 7-6, 6-3
2. Sam Tolbert (BSC) def. Ty Bush (CC) 6-2, 6-4
3. Ashton Whitt (CC) def. Eli Ingleson (BSC) 6-3, 6-3
4. Ryan King (BSC) def. Isaac Flanery (CC) 6-4, 6-3
5. Tanner DeBardelaben (BSC) def. Bo Bush (CC) 6-2, 6-0
6. Jasper Gazzo (CC) def. Tom Smith (BSC) 6-1, 6-3

Doubles competition
1. Tanner DeBardelaben/Tom Smith (BSC) def. Bo Bush/Ty Bush (CC) 8(7)-7(4)
2. Hallet Green/Sam Tolbert (BSC) def. Ashton Whitt/Ben Reuff (CC) 8-4
3. Ryan King/Eli Ingleson (BSC) def. Jasper Gazzo/Chase Turley (CC) 8(7)-7(4)

Records
Birmingham-Southern 10-7 (2-1 SAA), Centre 6-8 (1-2 SAA)

Up Next
The Panthers will be back home on Saturday, April 13 to take on Hendrix at 9:00 a.m.