WICHITA - The Newman men's tennis team snapped a three-match losing streak with a 9-0 sweep of NAIA foe Tabor Tuesday afternoon at Riverside Tennis Center.

Newman (5-6) opened the dual match by routing Tabor (3-4) in doubles play. Chris King and Jimmy Dunseith got things going with an 8-1 win over Tabor's David Simmet and Mike Jaderston on the No. 1 court. Igor Ozegovic and Nathan Peters followed with an 8-5 win over TC's Cory Simms and Kelyn Vix in No. 2 doubles, while the Jets' No. 3 tandem of Kevin Klein and Victor Bello completed the sweep with an 8-2 win over Sam Brucks and Jeremy Reiswig.

It didn't get any easier for the visiting Bluejays in singles play. King opened Newman's singles competition with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Simmet, while Ozegovic followed with a 6-3, 6-0 win over Gabriel Valle to clinch the match.

With the win, the Jets improve to 5-6 on the season. They will open Heartland Conference play Sunday with a 10 a.m. match against St. Edward's in Austin, Texas.

Newman 9, Tabor 0
Singles Competition
1. Chris King (NU) def. David Simmet (TC), 6-1, 6-0
2. Igor Ozegovic (NU) def. Gabriel Valle (TC), 6-3, 6-0
3. Kevin Klein (NU) def. Mike Jaderston (TC), 6-0, 6-1
4. Victor Bello (NU) def. Kelyn Vix (TC), 6-2, 6-2
5. Nathan Peters (NU) def. Tyler Dort (TC), 6-2, 6-4
6. Derek Emmert (NU) def. Jeremy Reiswig (TC), 6-0, 6-0

Doubles Competition
1. King/Dunseith (NU) def. Simmet/Jaderston (TC), 8-1
2. Ozegovic/Peters (NU) def. Simms/Vix (TC), 8-5
3. Klein/Bello (NU) def. Brucks/Reiswig (TC), 8-2