March 21, 2009

BATON ROUGE, LA – The 2009 SWAC West Tennnis Roundup completed action Saturday

evenings with the Southern women and Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff men emerging with perfect

records.

The Southern University ladies added another win on Saturday as they

defeated Prairie View A&M.  The victory made the Jaguars 3-0 for the

weekend and 7-0 overall in conference play. Grambling also posted a

victory on Saturday. The Lady Tigers overcame Arkansas-Pine Bluff, going

2-1 in the roundup.  Prairie View A&M and Arkansas- Pine Bluff both

suffered losses on the final day of competition.  The Lady Panthers go

home with a 1-2 west roundup record, while the Golden Lions depart with a

0-3 slate.

In men’s action, Arkansas-Pine Bluff defeated Grambling in an intense

4-3 match to remain perfect in conference play. The Golden Lions went 3-0

in the west roundup and now stand as the only undefeated conference team

at 7-0.  The Southern men saw its first win of the roundup on Saturday.

They beat Prairie View A&M and leave the roundup with a 1-2 record. With

their narrow loss to Arkansas-Pine Bluff, the Grambling Tigers finished

the tournament with a 2-1 post. Prairie View A&M went 0-3 for the weekend.

Women's Day 2 Results

Southern def. Prairie View A&M, 4-2 

Grambling State def. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 7-0

Men's Day 2 Results

Southern def. Prairie View A&M, 4-3

Arkansas-Pine Bluff def. Grambling State, 4-3