University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Thursday, March 17
Orlando, Fla.
2 P.M.
Southern Miss
vs
North Dakota
Golden Eagles to Face North Dakota and St. Joseph's in Orlando
3/16/2022 1:31:00 PM | Men's Tennis
HATTIESBURG, Miss. --Â On the heels of a dramatic win over IUPUI in Orlando on Monday, the Southern Miss men's tennis team will continue its stay at the USTA National Tennis Campus with matches against North Dakota (Thursday) and St. Joseph's (Friday) to round out its spring break trip.Â
"We had a big win on Monday and I hope it helped set the tone for the rest of the week," said head coach Zubin Engineer. "We've got two tough opponents these next two matches, but I liked the way we played on Monday and I think it will carry over to both matches."
The Golden Eagles (3-6, 0-2 C-USA) benefited from an Alan Sanson victory that completed the comeback win against the Jaguars on Monday. The win came after Southern Miss dropped the doubles point and subsequently rattled off four wins in singles play to notch its first win in five matches. Other Golden Eagles to grab a win included Dhruv Sunish, Olimjon Nabiev and Antoine Audrain. Pasawee Reansuwong and Sunish picked up a doubles win for the Black and Gold, but IUPUI grabbed the other two matches to take the point.Â
 Shamirul Shahril, Sanson, Audrain, and Nabiev each have a team-leading three wins, while Sunish has two on court one. Although they have not competed together in a few weeks, Sunish and Shahril lead the Golden Eagles in doubles wins with three. Alexander Gima and Sanson are close behind with two wins -- one on court one and one on court two.Â
Scouting the Fighting Hawks
- North Dakota owns an 8-5 record and has won three of its last four matches -- it plays St. Joseph's Wednesday afternoon at 2 p.m.
- The Fighting Hawks are 1-0 in Orlando after cruising to a 7-0 win over Millsaps on Tuesday.
- Dylan Leeman and Nikita Snezhka each own 9-2 marks to lead North Dakota. Alex Petro and Leeman are on a two-match winning streak.Â
- Gerhard Sullwald and Snezhka hold a 7-3 record at the top doubles spot.
- Head coach Tom Boysen is in his first season at the helm of the Fighting Hawks after coming from Nebraska.Â
Scouting the HawksÂ
- St. Joseph's owns a 5-2 record and has won its last three matches -- it plays North Dakota Wednesday afternoon at 2 p.m.
- The Hawks narrowly defeated IUPUI, winning 4-3 on the same day that Southern Miss beat IUPUI by the same score.Â
- St. Joseph's has won five of its last six after opening the season with a loss at Navy.Â
- Marc Pibernat was named head coach of the program in January after spending four-plus seasons as an assistant coach with the men's and women's squads.Â
Up Next
- After this week, Southern Miss returns to Hattiesburg on Thursday, March 24 to open a four-game home stretch that incudes matches against Nicholls (Thursday), Jackson State (Saturday), Mississippi Valley State (Sunday), and Alcorn State (Tuesday).Â
"We had a big win on Monday and I hope it helped set the tone for the rest of the week," said head coach Zubin Engineer. "We've got two tough opponents these next two matches, but I liked the way we played on Monday and I think it will carry over to both matches."
The Golden Eagles (3-6, 0-2 C-USA) benefited from an Alan Sanson victory that completed the comeback win against the Jaguars on Monday. The win came after Southern Miss dropped the doubles point and subsequently rattled off four wins in singles play to notch its first win in five matches. Other Golden Eagles to grab a win included Dhruv Sunish, Olimjon Nabiev and Antoine Audrain. Pasawee Reansuwong and Sunish picked up a doubles win for the Black and Gold, but IUPUI grabbed the other two matches to take the point.Â
 Shamirul Shahril, Sanson, Audrain, and Nabiev each have a team-leading three wins, while Sunish has two on court one. Although they have not competed together in a few weeks, Sunish and Shahril lead the Golden Eagles in doubles wins with three. Alexander Gima and Sanson are close behind with two wins -- one on court one and one on court two.Â
Scouting the Fighting Hawks
- North Dakota owns an 8-5 record and has won three of its last four matches -- it plays St. Joseph's Wednesday afternoon at 2 p.m.
- The Fighting Hawks are 1-0 in Orlando after cruising to a 7-0 win over Millsaps on Tuesday.
- Dylan Leeman and Nikita Snezhka each own 9-2 marks to lead North Dakota. Alex Petro and Leeman are on a two-match winning streak.Â
- Gerhard Sullwald and Snezhka hold a 7-3 record at the top doubles spot.
- Head coach Tom Boysen is in his first season at the helm of the Fighting Hawks after coming from Nebraska.Â
Scouting the HawksÂ
- St. Joseph's owns a 5-2 record and has won its last three matches -- it plays North Dakota Wednesday afternoon at 2 p.m.
- The Hawks narrowly defeated IUPUI, winning 4-3 on the same day that Southern Miss beat IUPUI by the same score.Â
- St. Joseph's has won five of its last six after opening the season with a loss at Navy.Â
- Marc Pibernat was named head coach of the program in January after spending four-plus seasons as an assistant coach with the men's and women's squads.Â
Up Next
- After this week, Southern Miss returns to Hattiesburg on Thursday, March 24 to open a four-game home stretch that incudes matches against Nicholls (Thursday), Jackson State (Saturday), Mississippi Valley State (Sunday), and Alcorn State (Tuesday).Â
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