March 11, 2003

Samford University's men's tennis team won the doubles point against Jacksonville State, but couldn't sustain the momentum and fell 5-2 to the Gamecocks Tuesday at the Samford tennis courts.

Raphael Bohli and Manuel Miletic defeated Rodney Rapson and Vedran Sirola, 9-7 at No. 2 doubles, and Johnny Griffee and James Bryce won 8-6 over Toby Bourke and Raphael Rodriguez at No. 3 doubles, giving the Bulldogs the early 1-0 lead.

Bohli came back from a set down to defeat Herrera 3-6, 6-2, 6-0 at No. 1 singles. But it was downhill the rest of the way for the Bulldogs, as the Gamecocks went on to win No. 2 through No. 6 singles for the 5-2 win.

Samford (3-8) continues its season Wednesday, hosting Southeastern Louisiana at 3 p.m. The Bulldogs host Eastern Illinois Friday at 3 p.m., then travel to Georgia State for an Atlantic Sun Conference match Sunday at 11:30 a.m.

DOUBLES

No. 1 R. Herrera/Arthuro Nieto (JSU) def. Joey Jensen/Travis Johnson (Sam.) 8-5

No. 2 Raphael Bohli/Manuel Miletic (Sam.) def. Rodney Rapson/Vedran Sirola (JSU) 9-7

No. 3 Johnny Griffee/James Bryce (Sam.) def. Toby Bourke/Raphael Rodriguez (JSU) 8-6

SINGLES

No. 1 Raphael Bohli (Sam.) def. R. Herrera (JSU) 3-6, 6-2, 6-0

No. 2 Arturo Nieto (JSU) def. Manuel Miletic (Sam.) 6-4, 7-5

No. 3 Vedran Sirola (JSU) def. Joey Jensen (Sam.) 6-1, 6-0

No. 4 Raphael Rodriguez (JSU) def. Johnny Griffee (Sam.) 6-0, 6-2

No. 5 Rodney Rapson (JSU) def. James Bryce (Sam.) 5-7, 6-0, 6-2

No. 6 Christian Rybertt (JSU) def. Travis Johnson (Sam.) 7-5, 6-4

Final Score: JSU 5, Samford 2