THIBODAUX, La. - The Nicholls State University men's tennis team started its 2022 home spring slate with a 7-0 victory against Prairie View A&M Sunday afternoon at the Colonel Tennis Complex.

Nicholls (2-0) took the doubles point after two hard-fought wins, then won five of the six singles matches in straight sets. Pavle Drobnjakovic won both of his sets, 6-0, at No. 5 while Nicola Wehrle also had a shutout before winning via retirement. Piyuah Surendra Salekar nearly notched a shutout as well on the No. 3 court. 

Omar Morsy, Richardo Machado and Prasanna Pravin Bagade came out victorious in the other three singles matches. 

 Morsy and Antonio Sasso highlighted doubles play with a 6-2 win. Salekar and Wehrle took the top line with a 7-2 win in a tiebreaker, while Griffin Babineaux and Ricardo Machado claimed their tiebreaker, 8-6. 

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The Colonels will play their first league match next Wednesday (Feb. 9) at New Orleans.