Contributed
(March 18, 2010)

BABSOB PARK, Fla.—The Auburn University at Montgomery softball team split a double-header at Webber International losing the first game 2-0 and winning the second game 8-7 in 10 innings.

Allie Converse squeezed home Brandi Richards with the winning run in game two as the two teams battled back and forth.

AUM jumped out to 3-0 leads and 6-3 leads only to see the home team come back and even the score.  Monica Hatcher had a RBI single in the top of the ninth to give AUM a 7-6.  Webber would take advantage of an AUM error with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to again even the score.  That would lead to Converse’s heroics in the 10th.

Stephanie Baxley (5-3) pitched the final four innings in relief of Danielle Ryan to pick up the win.  She only allowed the one unearned run on one hit and had six strikeouts.

Converse had two hits, including a two-run homerun in the third inning and finished with three RBI.  Hatcher also had three hits as did Sara Allen.

Game one was a pitching contest but the Lady Senators came out on the short end of the decision.   Richards went the distance in the loss allowing two runs, one earned, four hits and struck out four.  AUM’s lone hit was from Joanna Reynolds.

AUM moves to 17-8-1 on the season while Webber is now 18-11.  AUM will  continue their road trip on Friday when they play at Southern Wesleyan University at 4 p.m.

Men’s tennis team beats Rollins

WINTER PARK, Fla. – Rollins men’s tennis team ran into juggernaut Auburn University at Montgomery as the NAIA second-ranked Senators downed NCAA Division II 10th-ranked Rollins 8-1 on Wednesday.

The two teams would split the match as Rollins women’s team defeated a player short AUM squad 6-3.

AUM won all three doubles matches to begin the day, and put the match away winning five of the six singles matches.  The singles winners were Sadio Doumbia, Michael Johnson, Saad Benkirane, Bence Toth and Claudio Andrade.

Again, the Lady Senators entered the match one person down and entered the match down 2-0 and was unable to make up the early deficit.

The Lady Senators wins were at one doubles by the team of Whitney Byrd and Parija Maloo.  Those two were also the only singles winners as Maloo won at one singles and Byrd won at three singles.

The men remain undefeated at 12-0 while the women fall to 7-2.

AUM will conclude their spring break road trip Thursday at Barry University with the matches scheduled to begin at 11 a.m.

Men
 Singles competition
1. Sadio Doumbia (AU-M) def. Jeff Morris (RC) 6-3, 6-3
2. Michael Johnson (AU-M) def. #14 Neil Clausen (RC) 6-2, 6-3
3. Saad Benkirane (AU-M) def. Arturo Baravalle (RC) 6-4, 3-6, 10-6
4. Girts Dzelde (RC) def. Loic Didavi (AU-M) 6-2, 6-2
5. Bence Toth (AU-M) def. Constantin Sturdza (RC) 6-1, 6-2
6. Claudio Andrade (AU-M) def. Nick Rowlands (RC) 6-3, 6-3
 Doubles competition
1. Michael Johnson/Julian Kurz (AU-M) def. Jeff Morris/Neil Clausen (RC) 8-1
2. Loic Didavi/Alberto Romeo (AU-M) def. Pablo Seijo/Arturo Baravalle (RC) 9-7
3. Bence Toth/Sadio Doumbia (AU-M) def. Nick Rowlands/Girts Dzelde (RC) 8-2