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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The fifth-seeded Samford men's tennis team was eliminated from the Southern Conference Tournament with a 4-0 loss to top-seeded ETSU in a semifinal match Saturday morning at The Champions Club.

ETSU won the doubles matches at No. 1 and No. 2 to earn the first point of the match. The match at No. 3 doubles was tied at 6-6 between Samford's Max Rebol and Eduardo Lourido, and ETSU's Sergi Fontcuberta and David Gonzalez when the doubles point was decided.

In singles, ETSU picked up wins at No. 1, No. 3 and No. 6 to finish off the 4-0 win. The matches at No. 2, No. 4 and No. 5 were not finished.

With the loss, Samford ends its season with a record of 11-11. ETSU improves to 15-7, and the Bucs will play for the SoCon title in Sunday's championship match.

ETSU 4, Samford 0

SINGLES

1. Robert Herrera (ETSU) def. Jake Faundez (SAM-M) 6-1, 6-1

2. Juan Lugo (ETSU) vs. Justin Ghavami (SAM-M) 6-3, 6-5, unfinished

3. Sergi Fontcuberta (ETSU) def. Eduardo Lourido (SAM-M) 6-3, 6-3

4. David Gonzalez (ETSU) vs. Rossouw Norval (SAM-M) 6-1, 5-7, unfinished

5. Tasei Miyamoto (ETSU) vs. Aleksandar Petrovic (SAM-M) 6-7, 1-5, unfinished

6. Miguel Este (ETSU) def. Max Rebol (SAM-M) 6-1, 6-3

DOUBLES

1. Juan Lugo/Tasei Miyamoto (ETSU) def. Jake Faundez/Rossouw Norval (SAM-M) 6-2

2. Miguel Este/Robert Herrera (ETSU) def. Justin Ghavami/Aleksandar Petrovic (SAM-M) 7-6 (7-4)

3. Sergi Fontcuberta/David Gonzalez (ETSU) vs. Max Rebol/Eduardo Lourido (SAM-M) 6-6 (6-6), unfinished