BOX SCORE
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--The Samford men's tennis team earned a 7-0 win over the Jacksonville State Gamecocks Sunday morning at the Samford Tennis Complex.
Samford started the match well, sweeping the doubles matches to grab an early 1-0 lead. Samford's
Trey Carter and
Leonard Gerch defeated Pedro Wagner and Mathias Chaim, 6-3
At the No. 2 doubles position,
Fares Kilani and
Justin Ghavami earned a 6-0 win over Vinicio Hadlich and Jaryd Reese. The final doubles match was not completed.
Samford won all six singles matches, with five coming in straight sets. At No. 1 singles, Kilani defeated Wagner, 3-0 (retired).
Trey Carter defeated Chaim, 6-4, 6-4 at No. 2.
At No. 3, Ghavami earned a 6-4, 6-0 win over Reese. Gerch defeated Liu Shao Chun, 6-3, 1-6, 1-0 at the No. 4 spot. At No. 5,
Eduardo Lourido Sanchez defeated Hadlich, 7-5, 6-3.
Jake Faundez earned a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Andres Gomez at the No. 6 position.
With the win, Samford improves to 2-2 on the young season. Jacksonville State falls to 3-4 with the loss.
Samford will return to action on Feb. 13 when the Bulldogs host Southern Mississippi. The match is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. at the Samford Tennis Complex.
Samford 7, Jacksonville State 0 Singles competition1.
Fares Kilani (SAM-M) def. WAGNER, Pedro (JSUM) 3-0
2.
Trey Carter (SAM-M) def. CHAIM, Mathias (JSUM) 6-4, 6-4
3.
Justin Ghavami (SAM-M) def. REESE, Jaryd (JSUM) 6-4, 6-0
4.
Leonard Gerch (SAM-M) def. SHAO CHUN, Liu (JSUM) 6-3, 1-6, 1-0
5. Eduardo L. Sanchez (SAM-M) def. HADLICH, Vinicio (JSUM) 7-5, 6-3
6.
Jake Faundez (SAM-M) def. GOMEZ, Andres (JSUM) 6-1, 6-3
Doubles competition1.
Trey Carter/
Leonard Gerch (SAM-M) def. WAGNER, Pedro/CHAIM, Mathias (JSUM) 6-3
2.
Fares Kilani/
Justin Ghavami (SAM-M) def. HADLICH, Vinicio/REESE, Jaryd (JSUM) 6-0
3. SHAO CHUN, Liu/GOMEZ, Andres (JSUM) vs. Eduardo L. Sanchez/
Jake Faundez (SAM-M) no result