Portsmouth, OH – The 18^th-ranked UC men's tennis team dropped one game in the entire match as they swept Shawnee State 9-0 in Mid-South Conference play Saturday afternoon. With the win the Patriots improve to 10-4 on the season, pushing their win streak to six straight matches, while the Bears fall to 5-9 and 0-5 in conference play.

Eric Banoub and Martin Barbier extended their win streak to eight straight matches with an 8-0 win over Austin Hanshaw and Jacob Freeland at #1 doubles.  UC posted 8-0 wins at #2 and #3 doubles to take a 3-0 lead heading into singles play.  The tandem of Jan Dietrich and Anthony Kwok has now won five straight matches at #3 doubles.

Cumberlands strong play continued into singles marches as Barbier defeated Jacob Freeland 6-0, 6-0 at #1 singles to improve to 11-2 overall.  Montull also won his eighth straight match with a 6-0, 6-0 win at #3 singles.  Kwok and Banoub both posted 6-0, 6-0 wins to extend their win streaks to six and four matches, respectfully. 

At #2 singles, Merenheimo notched a 6-0, 6-1 win over Austin Hanshaw to give Cumberlands an 8-0 lead.  Dietrich closed out the match with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Zach Colley at #4 singles for the 9-0 final.

The Patriots will return to the court Friday, April 12, when they travel to Campbellsville, KY to face the 11^th-ranked Tigers in a Mid-South Conference match.  First serve is set for 2 p.m.

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