BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford men's tennis team picked up a pair of wins Wednesday afternoon at the Samford Tennis Center. The Bulldogs defeated North Alabama, 4-0, and then took down Alabama A&M, 7-0.
 
With the sweep, Samford is now 3-3 on the season. North Alabama falls to 0-7, while Alabama A&M is currently 0-2.
 
"Today was a good day for us," Samford head coach Rahim Esmail said. "We got to compete a ton and I saw us improve throughout the day. Anytime you play a double-header, you have to be prepared to play a lot of tennis and I think we did a good job today, especially in the doubles, getting off to quick starts and setting the tone early with our energy. Timmy did a great job in our second match, getting his first college tennis singles win. Everyone is working hard right now and I am seeing improvements."
 
In the North Alabama win, Samford earned the doubles point with wins on the No. 2 and No. 3 courts. The Bulldogs then won the singles matches on the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 courts to secure the 4-0 win.
 
Against Alabama A&M, Samford took the doubles matches at No. 1 and No 3 to pick up the first point of the match. The Bulldogs then took all six of the singles matches to close out the 7-0 win.
 
Samford will host Alabama State Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Samford Tennis Center. Admission to the match is FREE.
 
MATCH RESULTS
Samford def. North Alabama 4-0
1: Norval/Fabregas vs. Maguire/Hansen 4-4, unfinished
2: Santantonio/Bellalouna def. Girao/Reasons 6-2
3: Andonov/Rebol def. Heslin/Pfeiderer 6-4
 
1: Rossouw Norval def. Cian Maguire 6-0, 3-6, 6-2
2: Eladio Fabregas def. Gustavo Girao 6-4, 6-3
3: Mohammed Ali Bellalouna def. Yannick Pfleiderer 6-1, 7-5
4: Luka Andonov vs. Andreas Hansen 6-2, unfinished
5: Max Rebol vs. Cade Reasons 3-0, unfinished
6: Tomas Santantonio vs. Tim Heslin Did Not Play
 
Samford def. Alabama A&M 7-0
1: Norval/Fabregas def. Chang/Setiawan 6-3
2: Bellalouna/Dixon vs. Mulada/Ruiz 3-3, unfinished
3: Santantonio/Andonov def. G. Ruiz/Arana Rios 6-0
 
1: Rossouw Norval def. Fermin Ruiz 6-0, 7-5
2: Eladio Fabregas def. Panji Setiawan 6-2, 6-3
3: Luka Andonov def. Natiphat Mulada 5-7, 6-1, 6-2
4: Mohhamed Ali Bellalouna def. Rodrigo Arana Rios 4-6, 6-0, 1-0(7)
5: Tomas Santantonio def. Cheng Chang 6-0, 6-1
6: Timothy Dixon def. Joshua Wilson 6-1, 6-2