O'Fallon, Ill., Feb. 16, 2020 – Junior Benjamin van der Sman clinched the match with a 10-6 victory in the third-set tie breaker at No. 4 singles in No. 9 Washington University in St. Louis men's tennis 5-4 victory over NCAA Division II No. 13 Southwest Baptist University Sunday at St. Clair Tennis Club in O'Fallon, Ill. 

WashU improved to 2-1 with the win, while Southwest Baptist fell to 1-1. 

Match-by-Match Results
Doubles
1. #21 Bernardo Neves/Benjamin van der Sman (WASHUM) def. Corser,Carlos/Sanoja,Max (SBUMT) 8-6
2. Gaber,Adham/Nabil,Youssef (SBUMT) def. Ethan Hillis/Mark Wu (WASHUM) 8-6
3. Nunez,Alvaro/Szeri,David (SBUMT) def. Daniel Li/James Shaheen (WASHUM) 8-6

Singles: 
1. #19 Ethan Hillis (WASHUM) def. #19 Gaber,Adham (SBUMT) 6-7 (5-7), 6-0, 10-7
2. Szeri,David (SBUMT) def. #49 Bernardo Neves (WASHUM) 6-3, 7-5
3. #28 Daniel Li (WASHUM) def. Corser,Carlos (SBUMT) 6-1, 6-3
4. #41 Benjamin van der Sman (WASHUM) def. Nunez,Alvaro (SBUMT) 7-5, 6-7 (8-10), 10-7
5. Nabil,Youssef (SBUMT) def. J.J. Kroot (WASHUM) 3-6, 6-2, 10-6
6. Koki Takabatake (WASHUM) def. Sanoja,Max (SBUMT) 7-6 (7-1), 7-5

Notes:
• The Bears are 138-7 at home in the last 16 years under head coach Roger Follmer
• WashU trailed after doubles play for the first time this season
• The Bears are undefeated at No. 3 and No. 6 singles this year
• WashU is 2-0 against ranked teams this season 

Up Next:
WashU competes in the ITA National Team Indoor Championship on Friday-Sunday, Feb. 21-23, in Saint Peter, Minn. WashU takes on No. 8 Brandeis in the opening round Friday at 3:30 p.m.