April 9, 2004

MURRAY, Ky. - The Samford men's tennis team defeated Murray State 5-2, Friday afternoon in Murray, Ky. The Bulldogs (10-8, 5-3 OVC) won five-of-six singles matches against the Racers after falling behind early 1-0.

"I am proud of the way they rebounded well after falling behind early," Head coach Kemper Baker said. "It was a nice win over the conference runner-up and to get back on track in the conference race."

The Bulldogs fell behind 1-0 after dropping the doubles point. Manuel Miletic and Bradley Weaver won the only doubles match for the Bulldogs on court two, 8-5.

In singles, Miletic won on court one, 6-2, 6-4. On court three, Stuart Misner won easily 6-1, 6-1. Weaver had no problems on court four winning 6-0, 7-5, Rob Nunnery won on court five 6-4, 7-6 and Johnny Griffee won 6-2, 6-4 on court six.

The Bulldogs take on Eastern Illinois tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. in Murray, Ky.

Samford 5 Murray State 2

Doubles:
1. Muskwe/Bahri (MSU) d. Bryce/Griffee (SU) 8-4
2. Miletic/Weaver (SU) d. Lester/Clark (MSU) 8-5
3. Maskill/Morgan (MSU) d. Misner/Nunnery (SU) 9-8
Singles:
1. Manuel Miletic (SU) d. Zaharia Bahri (MSU) 6-2, 6-4
2. Masimba Muskwe (MSU) d. James Bryce (SU) 6-2, 6-1
3. Stuart Misner (SU) d. Adam Maskill (MSU) 6-1, 6-1
4. Bradley Weaver (SU) d. Clayton Clark (MSU) 6-0, 7-5
5. Rob Nunnery (SU) d. Jeff Lester (MSU) 6-4, 7-6
6. Johnny Griffee (SU) d. Chris Morgan (MSU) 6-2, 6-4