ARKADELPHIA, Ark. - The Ouachita Tigers men's tennis team won it's fourth straight match of 2016 to improve to 4-0 on the season. The 17th-ranked Tigers defeated Southwest Baptist University, 5-4. The win came on the Tigers home opener over the 27th-ranked team in Division II.

With a 2-1 lead coming out of doubles play, the Tigers split singles play 3-3 with SBU. Ouachita got crucial straight set wins from Luis Chab and Jason Mechali. Maceij Braciszewicz bounced back from a 6-0 loss in first set to take the next two sets, 6-0, 6-1 and give Ouachita the 5-4 edge in the match. 

"SBU has a great program with a tradition of winning," head coach Craig Ward. "They play with a lot of pride and never quit. I was very proud of all our guys and their effort." 

He added, "In the early part of the season it's about learning to fight and the effort required to win matches. We just need to continue to focus on the match at hand and not let any past wins or losses distract us."

The Tigers will play again at home on Friday, Feb. 19 at 6:00 p.m. versus Mississippi College. 

#17 Ouachita Baptist vs #27 Southwest Baptist
 

Date:	2/18/2016
Location:	Ouachita Baptist
Winner:	Ouachita Baptist
Score:	5-4
Position	Ouachita Baptist	Southwest Baptist	Winner	Score
#1 Singles	#28 Vitor Oliveira	#26 Sherif Abohabaga	Southwest Baptist	7-5,6-2
#2 Singles	Maciej Braciszewicz	Christian Blodig	Ouachita Baptist	0-6,6-0,6-1
#3 Singles	Lennart Lonneman	Gyory Agoston	Southwest Baptist	6-4,6-2
#4 Singles	David Carbo	Torben Semrau	Southwest Baptist	4-6,6-1,7-6
#5 Singles	Jason Mechali	Raul Caballero	Ouachita Baptist	6-0,6-4
#6 Singles	Luis Chab	Marcel Castello	Ouachita Baptist	6-3,6-2
#1 Doubles	#29Vitor Oliveira  Luis Chab	#30 Sherif Abohabaga  Christian Blodig	Ouachita Baptist	9-7
#2 Doubles	Maciej Braciszewicz  Jason Mechali	Torben Semrau  Gyory Agoston	Southwest Baptist	9-7
#3 Doubles	Lennart Lonneman  David Carbo	Raul Caballero  Omar Diab	Ouachita Baptist	8-3