SEGUIN, Texas – The Southwestern University Pirates men's tennis team fielded some new combinations and got a 9-0 victory over Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) opponent Texas Lutheran University.

Vesko Lekovic stepped into the No. 1 doubles spot alongside Dean Dulthummon for the first time this season and the duo defeated Alex Talley and Matthew Stephenson 8-1. With Hunter Bajoit having the night off, Alexander Joseph and Hemanshu Rambojun shutout Dylan Layne and Joshua Bowman 8-0 in No. 2 doubles.

Jeremy Wilson got an opportunity in No. 3 doubles in Alexis Dimanche's place alongside Carlos Esteban Rodero as the Pirates defeated Aaron Bulla and Simon Carandang 8-1.

"Jeremy returned well at No. 3 doubles with Carlos having another great day at the net," Head Coach Billy Porter said.

With a 3-0 lead after doubles, Dulthummon stepped into No. 2 singles and had a flawless 6-0, 6-0 victory over Stephenson. Steven Tibbets added another perfect straight-sets victory over Dylan Layne in No. 4 singles to clinch the match for the Pirates.

"Dean returned exceptionally well today with great point of contact," Porter said. "I also really liked the way he stepped in on short balls finding the corners."

Rodero Esteban defeated Carandang 6-2, 6-0 in the No. 5 spot, followed by Tyler Norman besting Dristan Weaver in No. 6 singles.

"Tyler continues to play well and was very solid for us at No. 6 singles today," Porter said.

Lekovic played his first match at the No. 3 spot, defeating Bowman 6-2, 6-3, and Joseph ended the day with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Talley in No. 1 singles.

With the win, the No. 24-ranked Pirates improve to 6-1 on the season. Southwestern will travel to California from March 19-22 to compete against Denison (27), Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (2), and Whitman (28).