ROME, Ga.-The Christian Brothers University Bucs opened Gulf South Conference play with a pair of road losses at Lee and Shorter, but they claimed a 6-3 exhibition win over Gadsden State Community College, who is No. 17 in the NJCAA national rankings, also at Shorter.

Lee 9, Christian Brothers 0:
Singles:
1. Jake Okines (LEE) def. Eric Mueller (Collierville, Tenn./Memphis University School) (CBU) 7-5, 6-2
2. Rhys Milne (LEE) def. Nick Wiseman (Cordova, Tenn./Evangelical Christian School) (CBU) 6-3, 6-2
3. Boyd Blackburn (LEE) def. Daniel D'Alto (Collierville, Tenn./Homeschooled) (CBU) 6-0, 6-0
4. Karl Hulten (LEE) def. Austin Essary (Collierville, Tenn./Briarcrest Christian HS) (CBU) 6-2, 6-2
5. Charles Jabaley (LEE) def. Nick Cotros (Collierville, Tenn./Christian Brothers HS) (CBU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Westley Lemke (LEE) def. Abel Kim (Memphis, Tenn./Homeschooled) (CBU) 6-0, 6-3

Doubles:
1. Okines/Milne (LEE) def. Mueller/D'Alto (CBU) 8-2
2. Blackburn/Hulten (LEE) def. Essary/Wiseman (CBU) 8-3
3. Jabaley/Luke Russo (LEE) def. Kim/Cotros (CBU) 8-2

Shorter 8, Christian Brothers 1:
Singles:
1. Talha Surmawala (SU) def. Eric Mueller (Collierville, Tenn./Memphis University School) (CBU) 6-3, 6-3
2. Jimmy Kerjouan (SU) def. Nick Wiseman (Cordova, Tenn./Evangelical Christian School) (CBU) 6-0, 6-2
3. Arthur Amat (SU) def. Daniel D'Alto (Collierville, Tenn./Homeschooled) (CBU) 6-0, 6-3
4. Patrick Sanders (SU) def. Austin Essary (Collierville, Tenn./Briarcrest Christian HS) (CBU) 6-2, 6-2
5. Robert Watson (SU) def. Nick Cotros (Collierville, Tenn./Christian Brothers HS) (CBU) 6-2, 6-4
6. Abel Kim (Memphis, Tenn./Homeschooled) (CBU) def. Marson Barnette (SU) 6-3, 6-3

Doubles:
1. Louis Tourtois/Kerjouan (SU) def. Mueller/D'Alto (CBU) 8-2
2. Surmawala/Amat (SU) def. Wiseman/Essary (CBU) 8-3
3. Sanders/Watson (SU) def. Cotros/Kim (CBU) 8-2

Christian Brothers 6, Gadsden State 3
Singles:
1. Eric Mueller (Collierville, Tenn./Memphis University School) (CBU) def. Matt Wade (GSCC) 6-2, 6-2
2. Nick Wiseman (Cordova, Tenn./Evangelical Christian School) (CBU) def. Kevin Triplett (GSCC) 6-0, 6-4
3. Daniel D'Alto (CBU) def. Jacob McAllister (GSCC) 4-6, 6-1, 10-6
4. Paul Taylor (GSCC) def. Nick Cotros (Collierville, Tenn./Christian Brothers HS) (CBU) 6-4, 6-2
5. Abel Kim (Memphis, Tenn./Homeschooled) (CBU) def Chris Millsap (GSCC) 6-4, 7-6
6. Jered Scarborough (GSCC) def. Will Chamberlin (CBU) 6-2, 6-1

Doubles:
1. Mueller#/D'Alto (CBU) def. Wade/Taylor (GSCC) 8-2
2. Wiseman#/Essary (CBU) def. Triplett/McAllister (GSCC) 8-4
3. Cavender/Millsap (GSCC) def. Cotros/Kim (CBU) 8-4

WHAT'S NEXT:
The Bucs return to action in their home opener Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. as they face Rust at Windyke Country Club. They also play Sunday at Windyke as they face North Alabama at 1 p.m.