JACKSONVILLE, Ala. – The Eastern Kentucky University men’s tennis team dispatched host Jacksonville State Saturday, 7-0, to earn the 2010 Ohio Valley Conference regular season title. The Colonels (16-8, 7-0 OVC) will be the top seed in next weekend’s OVC tournament.

Junior Alex Das (No. 1), sophomore Philip Janz (No. 4) and sophomore Carles Pons (No. 6) all went undefeated in OVC singles action this spring. Das is a legitimate candidate for OVC Player of the Year.

“There were lots of teams gunning for us this spring, but our team held strong,” EKU head coach Rob Oertel said. “I’m very proud of the fashion in which we have competed against OVC foes thus far.”

The Colonels have now won 16 consecutive regular season conference matches dating back to 2008.

The 2010 OVC championships will be held April 16-18 in Paducah, Ky.

Eastern Kentucky 7, Jacksonville State 0

Singles
1. Alex Das (EKU) def. Brian Kenyon (JSU) 6-0, 6-2
2. Niklas Schroeder (EKU) def. Axel Sundberg (JSU) 6-1, 6-0
3. Hugo Klientovsky (EKU) def. Nenad Marcec (JSU) 6-4, 6-1
4. Philip Janz (EKU) def. Chris Duke (JSU) 4-6, 6-4, 10-7
5. Carlos Valdenebro (EKU) def. Gustavo Holz (JSU) 6-4, 6-4
6. Carles Pons (EKU) def. Felipe Watanabe (JSU) 6-3, 6-1

Doubles
1. Janz/Schroeder (EKU) def. Duke/Sundberg (JSU) 8-2
2. Das/Valdenebro (EKU) def. Holz/Marcec (JSU) 8-5
3. Klientovsky/Pons (EKU) def. Kenyon/Santos (JSU) 8-1

Match Notes: Eastern Kentucky (16-8, 7-0 OVC); Jacksonville State (8-10, 4-2 OVC)
Order of Finish: Doubles (3, 1, 2); Singles (2, 1, 3*, 5, 4, 6)