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CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Samford men's tennis team earned a 5-2 win at The Citadel Sunday afternoon in Southern Conference action.
 
With the win, Samford improves to 5-6 overall and 1-2 in Southern Conference play. The Citadel falls to 5-12 overall and 0-3 in league play.
 
Samford won all three doubles matches to earn the first point of the contest.
 
In singles, Samford picked up wins at No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and No. 6. The Citadel won the matches at No. 4 and No. 5 to finalize the 5-2 Samford win.
 
The Bulldogs will host Wofford March 21 at 1 p.m. at the Samford Tennis Center.
 
MATCH RESULTS
Samford 5, The Citadel 2
SINGLES
1. Rossouw Norval (SAM) def. Gavin Stewart (CIT) 6-1, 6-3
2. Eladio Fabregas (SAM) def. Will Graham (CIT) 6-0, 6-2
3. M. Ali Bellalouna (SAM) def. Phillip Quinn (CIT) 6-4, 6-3
4. Zvonko Bencedic (CIT) def. Max Rebol (SAM) 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 (10-7)
5. Noah Nawabi (CIT) def. Luka Andonov (SAM) 6-2, 6-1
6. Tomas Santantonio (SAM) def. Jack Pyritz (CIT) 6-0, 6-2
 
DOUBLES
1. Rossouw Norval/Eladio Fabregas (SAM) def. Gavin Stewart/Zvonko Bencedic (CIT) 6-4
2. M. Ali Bellalouna/Timothy Dixon (SAM) def. Noah Nawabi/Will Graham (CIT) 7-6 (11-9)
3. Luka Andonov/Max Rebol (SAM) def. Phillip Quinn/Josiah Schainblatt (CIT) 6-3