MOBILE, Ala-- The 6th-ranked William Carey University men's tennis team defeated the University of Mobile 8-1 in Southern States Athletic Conference action Wednesday.

Mobile (8-1, 2-1) next plays Rust College in Jackson, Miss., March 22 at 4 pm.

Marcio Dal Pont and Santiago Quiros put up a battle at No. 2 doubles, but ended up falling 6-8 as the Crusaders took a 3-0 lead to start things off.

Every singles match was close, though Guilherme Arcaro took home the lone win for Mobile, winning at No. 6 7-5, 6-4. Dal Pont fell 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 8-10 at No. 4.

Singles
1. Jody Claussen (WC) def. Fernando Paiva (UM) 0-6, 6-4, 0-6
2. Marthinnius Visser (WC) def. Lucas Tristao (UM) 7-6 (7-2), 6-4
3. Robin Semal (WC) def. Karlis Stonis (UM) 7-6, 7-5
4. Ed Spilman (WC) def. Marcio Dal Pont (UM) 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 10-8
5. Jose Ruda (WC) def. Santiago Quiros (UM) 6-2, 7-6
6. Guilherme Arcaro (UM) def. Benjamin Tahir (WC) 7-5, 6-4

Doubles
1. Classen/Visser (WC) def. Paiva/Stonis (WC) 8-2
2. Ruda/Spilman (WC) def. Dal Pont/Quiros (UM) 8-6
3. Semal/Tahir (WC) def. Tristao/Arcaro (UM) 8-0