ARKADELPHIA, Ark. — The Henderson State Red Wave opened their 2021 season on Friday evening, as the men's team dominated rival Ouachita Baptist 78-49 and the women fell in a tight meet, 79-69.

HSU was dominant in the men's competition and won every event but one: the 200-meter freestyle relay, in which the Red Wave foursome took first-place but was disqualified after the fact.

Individual winners on the men's side included Marcus Hernandez in the 50-yard butterfly (24.05) and the 50-yard backstroke (25.63), Jaren Tippett in the 50-yard breaststroke (27.27), Patryk Dabrowski in the 100-yard free (47.17) and Stephen Jones in the 100-yard IM (52.66).

All four of the individual winners for the men also combined to take first-place in the 200-yard medley relay (1:37.70) in the final event of the evening. The Red Wave took the top three spots in both the 100-yard IM and the 100-yard freestyle in the win.

The women's team had four swimmers top the podium on the night: Isabelle Andrews in the 50-yard butterfly (26.95), Amy Brandenburg in the 100-yard freestyle (56.30), Mackenzie Kester in the 50-yard backstroke (28.69) and Aly Voos in the 500-yard freestyle (5:26.30). Henderson went 1-2-3 in the 100-yard freestyle, as Salina Damas (56.85) and Lauren Evans finished second and third behind Brandenburg, respectively.

The Red Wave return to the pool on Jan. 23 when both teams face Ouachita Baptist again across the street on OBU's campus.