JACKSON, Miss. - The Southeastern men's tennis team earned a pair of 7-0 wins over non-conference foes Jackson State and Grambling Tuesday afternoon at the JSU Tennis Courts.
The Lions (11-6, 2-1 SLC) extended their winning streak by winning all 12 of the day's singles matches in straight sets and all six of the day's doubles matches. The five-match win streak matches Southeastern's longest of the season.
In singles play, Haris Huremovic (13-4 overall record), Ilie Babincuic (9-4), Ondrej Krivka (8-5) and Julien Lausao (11-5) each extended their respective singles win streaks to five matches. Olivier Nussbaum improved to 8-6 with a pair of dominating victories, while Paul Birkett ran his record to 6-3 with a 6-0, 6-3 win over Grambling's Herve Hicintuka. Olivier Zieleniecki improved his singles mark to 2-0 by defeating Jackson State's Lionel Lovett, 6-0, 6-0. Jaroslav Trojan also won by a 6-0, 6-0 score over JSU's Jorge Franklin at No. 5 singles, snapping a four-match singles losing streak.
Southeastern's No. 1 doubles team of Nussbaum and Lausao improved to 9-1 and extended its doubles winning streak to four matches with a pair of wins. The Lions' No. 2 (Huremovic/Babincuic) and No. 3 (Birkett/Krivka) both improved to 7-2 on the season with wins.
Southeastern will return to action on Friday, when they host the University of California at Riverside in a 1 p.m. match at the Southeastern Tennis Complex.
Southeastern Louisiana 7, Jackson State 0
Singles competition:
1. Olivier Nussbaum (SLU) def. Tendai Kuwaza (JACKST) 6-0, 6-1
2. Ondrej Krivka (SLU) def. Steven Browne (JACKST) 6-3, 7-6 (7-2)
3. Haris Huremovic (SLU) def. Jorge Franklin (JACKST) 6-0, 6-0
4. Julien Lausao (SLU) def. Brandon Nelson (JACKST) 6-0, 6-0
5. Jaroslav Trojan (SLU) def. Ivan Walker (JACKST) 6-0, 6-0
6. Olivier Zieleniecki (SLU) def. Lionel Lovett (JACKST) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles competition:
1. Lausao/Nussbaum (SLU) def. Browne/Nelson (JACKST) 8-0
2. Huremovic/Krivka (SLU) def. Franklin/Lovett (JACKST) 8-1
3. Birkett/Zieleniecki (SLU) def. Kuwaza/Walker (JACKST) 8-0
Southeastern Louisiana 7, Grambling 0
Singles competition:
1. Ondrej Krivka (SLU) def. Dexter Mahere (GRAM) 6-3, 6-1
2. Olivier Nussbaum (SLU) def. Dellon Lorimer (GRAM) 6-2, 6-1
3. Haris Huremovic (SLU) def. Jaymon Clayton (GRAM) 6-1, 6-1
4. Julien Lausao (SLU) def. Marcus Ashley (GRAM) 6-2, 6-0
5. Ilie Babinciuc (SLU) def. Jairo Angueira (GRAM) 6-0, 6-1
6. Paul Birkett (SLU) def. Herve Hicintuka (GRAM) 6-0, 6-3
Doubles competition:
1. Lausao/Nussbaum (SLU) def. Lorimer/Ashley (GRAM) 8-3
2. Babinciuc/Huremovic (SLU) def. Angueira/Hicintuka (GRAM) 8-3
3. Birkett/Krivka (SLU) def. Mahere/Clayton (GRAM) 8-3