MARS HILL, N.C. – The 33^rd ranked Railsplitters overwhelmed Mars Hill 9-0 Wednesday afternoon to improve to 11-6 on the season as well as move to 6-3 in the South Atlantic Conference.

The win also moves the Railsplitters to a tie for third place in the SAC standings with Newberry with the conference tournament beginning one week from now. LMU does hold a tiebreaker with their 6-3 win over the Wolves. A win in the regular season finale on Saturday vs. Lenoir Rhyne would give LMU third place as well as ensure they host a first-round match.

Xavier Marti and Constantin Ernstberger picked up the first win for LMU at no. 3 doubles with their 8-1 win. David Segarra and Joshua Peress then won 8-2 at no. 2, followed by Jake Tuchmann and Moritz Hoerner's 8-4 win at no. 1.

In singles, Marti won 6-0, 6-0 at no. 3, then Peress won by the same scores at no. 1 to clinch the match. Ernstberger won 6-0, 6-2 at no. 2 before the match went to pro sets. In those, Iker Tomas Moure won 8-2 at no. 5, Segarra was victorious by an 8-3 margin at no. 4, then Hoerner won 8-2 at no. 6 to close out the match.

LMU will close out the regular season Saturday vs. Lenoir-Rhyne. It will be senior day for Joshua Peress and Carlos Zunino.