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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford men's tennis team dropped a 6-1 decision to Mercer Friday afternoon at the Samford Tennis Center.
 
Samford took the match at No. 2 doubles, with Rossouw Norval and Justin Ghavami defeating Ruben Vanoppen and Nicolas Guillon, 6-2. Mercer, however won the No. 1 and No. 3 doubles matches to earn the first point of the match.
 
In singles, Samford's Aleksandar Petrovic earned a 7-6, 2-6, 1-0 win over Ruben Vanoppen on the No. 5 court. Mercer picked up wins at No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4 and No. 6 singles to secure the 6-1 win.
 
With the loss, Samford falls to 8-8 overall and 1-3 in Southern Conference play. Mercer improves to 11-5 overall and 3-0 in league matches.
 
Samford will return to action Sunday when the Bulldogs play at Louisville. The match is set to begin at 4 p.m. (CT).
 
Mercer 6, Samford 1
SINGLES
1. Sam Philp (MER-M) def. Jake Faundez (SAM-M) 6-4, 6-0
2. Olivier Stuart (MER-M) def. Justin Ghavami (SAM-M) 3-6, 6-2, 6-2
3. Nicolas Guillon (MER-M) def. Eduardo Lourido (SAM-M) 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
4. Fernando Guardia (MER-M) def. Rossouw Norval (SAM-M) 1-6, 7-5, 6-3
5. Aleksandar Petrovic (SAM-M) def. Ruben Vanoppen (MER-M) 7-6, 2-6, 1-0
6. Carver Arant (MER-M) def. Hugo Moreira (SAM-M) 6-2, 6-2
 
DOUBLES
1. Sam Philp/Olivier Stuart (MER-M) def. Jake Faundez/Eduardo Lourido (SAM-M) 6-4
2. Rossouw Norval/Justin Ghavami (SAM-M) def. Ruben Vanoppen/Nicolas Guillon (MER-M) 6-2
3. Stathis Tsiranidis/Carver Arant (MER-M) def. Aleksandar Petrovic/Hugo Moreira (SAM-M) 6-4