BELTON, Texas –  The Southwestern University men's tennis team swept the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (UMHB) Crusaders 9-0 this morning, making this their second win of the season. 

Playing as doubles partners for a second time, Hunter Bajoit and Hemanshu Rambojun showed promise by winning 8-2 at the No. 1 spot over UMHB's Alejandro Omana and Keaton Brown. Vesko Lekovic and Dean Dulthummon also won in their doubles match 8-3 aginst Cole Weiss and Jace Mahan, and Alexis Dimanche and Carlos Esteban Rodero won 8-3 against Cody Aaron and Robert Galligan, sealing all three double victories. 

Head Coach Billy Porter says, "All 3 doubles teams played well and put a lot of pressure on them with our returns. Hunter's net game really stood out."

For singles, Dimanche played a hard-fought match and won (6-3,6-2) over Aaron, tacking another win as Dimanche playing at Southwestern's men's tennis No. 1. Bajoit was the only Pirate to win (6-0,6-0) against Galligan in singles. Dulthummon defeated Weiss (6-1,6-2) following Steven Tibbets who defeated Omana (6-2,6-2). 

Lekovic had a fierce match earning him a 7-5,6-1 win over Brown. "Vesko played absolutely incredible tennis, especially in the second set. His energy was exceptional all-day," says Porter. Lastly, Rodero would finish off the last win over Mahan (6-0,6-3). Porter said,"It was great to get Carlos back after being out last week with an injury. He was our clincher and that should really help his confidence." 

Up next, the men's tennis team will travel to Redlands, Calif., to take on the University of Redlands on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 3:00 p.m., and then Caltech in Pasadena, Calif., on Sunday, Feb. 16 at 12:00 p.m