The No. 5 ranked Dalton State men's tennis team wrapped-up the Southern States Athletic Conference regular season championship on Saturday afternoon with a 9-0 win over Bethel University (Tenn.) at Lakeshore Park.

The Roadrunners (14-4 overall, 8-1 SSAC) are now on an 11-match win streak.

"Another great win for the guys today," said Coach Zack Rogers. "We played well from start to finish. We are starting to see results that are more representative of our potential, but we need to get stronger both physically and mentally if we are going to reach our post season goals."

Doubles:

1.    Edberg Espinoza/Joe Bray (DS) def. Nick Slavick/Otto Abad (BU) 8-5

2.    Jose Ruda/Sebastian Dartnell (DS) def. Byron Melbourne/Barrett Phelps (BU) 8-1

3.    Adam Hornby/Nikolay Nikiforov (DS) def. John Griffith/Drew Butler (BU) 8-0

Singles:

1.    Jose Ruda (DS) def. Nick Slavik (BU) 6-2, 6-3

2.    Edberg Espinoza (DS) def.  Otto Abad (BU) 6-4, 6-3

3.    Nikolay Nikiforov (DS) def. Byron Melbourne (BU) 6-0, 6-0

4.    Joe Bray (DS) def. Barrett Phelps (BU) 6-3, 6-3

5.    Adam Hornby (DS) def. John Griffith (BU) 6-1, 6-0

6.    Hadyn Fava (DS) def. Drew Butler (BU) 6-0, 6-1

Bethel drops to 1-10 overall and 2-12 SSAC.

The Roadrunners will host Shorter University at Lakeshore Park on Saturday, April 8, at 1 p.m. 


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