Men's Tennis Opens SoCon Play With 6-1 Loss To ETSU

Saturday, February 22

Birmingham, Ala.

2:00 PM (CT)

Samford University

ETSU

Men's Tennis Opens SoCon Play With 6-1 Loss To ETSU

2.22.20 | Men's Tennis

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford men's tennis team opened Southern Conference play with a 6-1 loss to ETSU Saturday afternoon at the Samford Tennis Complex.

With the loss, Samford falls 4-5 overall and 0-1 in Southern Conference play. ETSU improves to 3-6 overall and 1-0 in league matches.

ETSU took the doubles point with wins on the No. 2 and No. 3 courts to earn the first point of the match.

In singles, Samford earned the win at No. 1, with Rossouw Norval defeating Yusuf Khamis, 6-4, 7-5. ETSU, however, won on the No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6 courts to close out the 6-1 win.

The Bulldogs will play at UNCG March 7. The match is set for a 1 p.m. (CT) start from Greensboro, N.C.

ETSU 6, Samford 1
SINGLES
1. Rossouw Norval (SAM-M) def. Yusuf Khamis (ETSU) 6-4, 7-5
2. Frazier Rengifo (ETSU) def. Eladio Fabregas (SAM-M) 6-1, 6-1
3. Juan Lugo (ETSU) def. M.A. Bellalouna (SAM-M) 6-1, 6-4
4. Dimitri Badra (ETSU) def. Max Rebol (SAM-M) 6-3, 6-3
5. Thiago Pernas (ETSU) def. Luke Andonov (SAM-M) 6-2, 6-2
6. Miguel Este (ETSU) def. Tomas Santantonio (SAM-M) 6-4, 6-3

DOUBLES
1. Rossouw Norval/Eladio Fabregas (SAM-M) def. Frazier Rengifo/Yusuf Khamis (ETSU) 7-5
2. Juan Lugo/Dylan Bednarczyk (ETSU) def. M.A. Bellalouna/Tomas Santantonio (SAM-M) 6-4
3. Miguel Este/Dimitri Badra (ETSU) def. Max Rebol/Luke Andonov (SAM-M) 6-1