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ROME, Ga. – It was a third consecutive 9-0 victory for the fourth-ranked Columbus State University men's tennis team, as the Cougars downed Shorter on Thursday. The nonconference match was played in Rome, Ga.
 
Columbus State (15-3) has now picked up 10 of its 15 victories by a 9-0 margin.
 
CSU had things on cruise control from the get-go on Thursday, dropping just six games in three doubles wins. Zach Whaanga and Alvaro Regalado won their seventh straight match with an 8-1 victory at first doubles.
 
KP Pannu and Matei Avram won 8-2 at second doubles and Jorge Vargas and Shao-Yu Yu made it a doubles sweep with an 8-3 win.
 
Singles play saw even more Cougar dominance. Pannu registered his fifth ranked victory of the year with a 6-0, 6-2 win over the No. 40 player in the country. Whaanga cruised at second singles 6-3, 6-1, with Regalado taking down his opponent 6-1, 6-0.
 
Paul Sprengelmeijer added a 6-1, 6-1 win at fourth singles before the Cougars turned in 6-0, 6-0 victories from Arnold Kokulewski and Yu at fifth and sixth, respectively.
 
Columbus State is back at home on Saturday for a Peach Belt Conference match against No. 25 Georgia College. First serve is scheduled for 2 p.m. at the John W. Walden Tennis Center.