Feb. 6, 2001
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -
The Samford men's tennis team ran into some rough luck as it fell to Birmingham-Southern 4-3 on Tuesday afternoon. Samford's number one player David Misner could not play due to an injury and Birmingham-Southern took advantage in a three-set match at number one. Raphael Bohli and Clive Yeo took singles victories and the Bulldogs took the doubles point but still dropped to 0-4 on the year. Samford will face TAAC-rival Jacksonville State on Wednesday.
Birmingham-Southern 4, Samford 3
Singles:
Ben Black (BSC) def. Travis Johnson (SU) 5-7, 6-3, 6-0
Kyle Weidman (BSC) def. Chuck Haddox (SU) 6-1, 7-6
Raphael Bohli (SU) def. Robert Dunn (BSC) 5-7, 6-0, 6-2
Paul Thoeson (BSC) def. Andres Leal (SU) 6-2, 6-3
Ben Johnson (BSC) def. Colin Thompson (SU) 6-1, 6-1
Clive Yeo (SU) def. Tom DeLawrence (BSC) 7-5, 6-2
Doubles:
Black/Wiedman (BSC) def. Johnson/Leal (SU) 8-5
Misner/Bohli (SU) def. DeLawrence/Bush (BSC) 8-2
Thompson/Haddox (SU) def. Dunn/Thompson (BSC) 8-5