MOBILE, Ala-- The University of Mobile men's tennis team was blanked by 2009 Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Champion Xavier University - Louisiana 9-0 Friday morning to open the 2010 season.

Mobile (0-1, 0-1) hosts Tuskegee Tuesday, Feb. 9 at 2 pm.

Xavier opened by cruising to a 3-0 lead after doubles play after taking 24 of 28 games and then rolled in singles play, including taking the 4, 5 and 6 battles in shutout fashion.

Doubles
1. Steffen Giles-Osborn/Hassan Abbas (XU) def. Guilherme Lorencon/Ricky Weghorst
(UM) 8-2
2. Mario Myles/Mikhail Vaval (XU) def. Jesus Uremeneta/Saulo Litterio (UM) 8-2
3. Sean Richardson/Cammeron Knowles (XU) def. Jay Berga/Beau Bryars (UM) 8-0

Singles
1. Giles-Osborn (XU) def. Lorencon (UM) 6-3, 6-2
2. Abbas (XU) def. Weghorst (UM) 6-0, 6-2
3. Myles (XU) def. Uremeneta (UM) 6-4, 6-4
4. Vaval (XU) def. Clint Key (UM) 6-0, 6-0
5. Richardson (XU) def. Bill Musgrove (UM) 6-0, 6-0
6. Knowles (XU) def. Ryan Ogborn (UM) 6-0, 6-0