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GREENVILLE, S.C. -- The Samford men's tennis team dropped a 6-1 decision at Furman Saturday afternoon.
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This loss will drops Samford's record to 9-9 overall and 1-4 in Southern Conference play. The Paladins improve to a 12-4 overall record and a 4-1 conference record.
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In singles play, the Bulldogs were victorious on court two, where sophomore
Daniel Orlita defeated Furman's Clarke Wilson 6-3, 0-6, 6-4.
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In doubles, Furman won all three matches.
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Samford will take on SoCon opponent Wofford in Birmingham on Thursday, April 11. The
match is set for a 3 p.m. CT start. This will be the final home game for the Bulldogs this season,
which will be followed by a road match against Mercer on April 13. A full recap and results will
be posted to www.samfordsports.com following the completion of the match.
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Furman 6, Samford Men's Tennis
Single
1. Ivan Mitric (FUR) def.
Rossouw Norval (SAM-M) 6-2, 6-1
2.
Daniel Orlita (SAM-M) def. Clarke Wilson (FUR) 6-3, 0-6, 6-4
3. Jake Munns (FUR) def.
Aleksandar Petrovic (SAM-M) 6-3, 7-6 (7-2)
4. Jake Bhangdia (FUR) def.
Max Rebol (SAM-M) 7-6 (7-1), 3-6, 1-0
(18-16)
5. Drew Singerman (FUR) def. M.A. Bellalouna (SAM-M) 6-0, 6-3
6. James Roelofse (FUR) def.
Jack Lyttle (SAM-M) 7-5, 6-4
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Doubles
1. Ivan Mitric/Jake Munns (FUR) def.
Daniel Orlita/
Jack Lyttle (SAM-M) 6-0
2. Jake Bhangdia/Clarke Wilson (FUR) def.
Max Rebol/
Aleksandar Petrovic (SAM-M)
6-4
3. Henrik Atlevi/Drew Singerman (FUR) def. M.A. Bellalouna/
Rossouw Norval (SAM-M) 6-2
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