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HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The Samford men's tennis team dropped a 6-1 decision at Southern Mississippi Saturday afternoon on the USM campus.
 
Samford's Justin Ghavami picked up the win at No. 2 singles, defeating Teeradon Tortrakul, 6-2, 6-3. Southern Mississippi earned singles wins at No. 1, No. 3, No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6 to secure the win.
 
In doubles, Southern Mississippi won on the No. 2 and No. 3 courts to earn the doubles point. The match on the No. 1 doubles court was not finished.
 
With the loss, Samford falls to 4-4 on the season. USM improves to 5-2 with the win.
 
Samford will return to action on Friday, March 2, when the Bulldogs open Southern Conference play by hosting ETSU. The match is set for a 2 p.m. start from the Samford Tennis Center.
 
Southern Miss 6, Samford 1
SINGLES
1. Ronit Bisht (USM) def. Jake Faundez (SAM-M) 6-3, 6-0
2. Justin Ghavami (SAM-M) def. Teeradon Tortrakul (USM) 6-2, 6-3
3. Chung Han Tsai (USM) def. Eduardo Lourido (SAM-M) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
4. Tom Cecchetto (USM) def. Rossouw Norval (SAM-M) 6-1, 7-6
5. Jorman Reyes (USM) def. Hugo Moreira (SAM-M) 6-1, 6-1
6. Mikhail Esipov (USM) def. Max Rebol (SAM-M) 3-6, 6-4, 3-0
 
DOUBLES
1. Daniel Merker/Jorman Reyes (USM) vs. Jake Faundez/Eduardo Lourido (SAM-M) unfinished
2. Wen-Po Tseng/Chung Han Tsai (USM) def. Rossouw Norval/Aleksandar Petrovic (SAM-M) 6-1
3. Tom Cecchetto/Mieszko Kwasniewski (USM) def. Justin Ghavami/Max Rebol (SAM-M) 6-3