STARKVILLE, Miss. – The Samford men's tennis team ended another historic season with a 4-1 loss to Wisconsin in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Friday afternoon at Mississippi State University.
With the loss, Samford ended its season with a mark of 17-7, while Wisconsin improved to 18-7 and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. This marks the second-straight NCAA Tournament bid for Samford, the first time the Bulldogs have earned bids in back-to-back seasons in program history.
Samford took an early lead by securing the doubles point. At No. 1 doubles,
Sandeep Mohandoss and
Darcy Nicholls defeated Ferdinand Kloesters and Michael Minasyan, 6-4. After Wisconsin won on the No. 3 doubles court, Samford secured the point on the No. 2 court where
Sebastian Harrison and
Vitorio Sardinha earned a 7-6 win over Edouard Aubert and Tomas Zlatohlavek.
Wisconsin came back in singles with wins on the No. 5, No. 6, No. 3 and No. 2 courts to take the 4-1 win. The matches on the No. 1 and No. 4 singles courts were not finished.
Wisconsin 4, Samford 1
SINGLES
1
Sandeep Mohandoss [SAM] vs. Patrik Meszaros [WIS], 3-6, 7-6, 0-1, UF
2 Michael Minasyan [WIS] def.
Darcy Nicholls [SAM], 5-7, 6-7
3 Ferdinand Kloesters [WIS] def.
Sebastian Harrison [SAM], 6-2, 6-4
4
Santiago Arredondo [SAM] vs. Edouard Aubert [WIS], 5-7, 4-5, UF
5 Tomas Zlatohlavek [WIS] def.
Lukas Dvorak [SAM], 6-0, 6-0
6 Sachiv Kumar [WIS] def.
Cooper Errey [SAM], 6-4, 6-4
DOUBLES
1
Sandeep Mohandoss /
Darcy Nicholls [SAM] def. Ferdinand Kloesters / Michael Minasyan [WIS], 6-4
2
Sebastian Harrison /
Vitorio Sardinha [SAM] def. Edouard Aubert / Tomas Zlatohlavek [WIS], 7-6
3 Matthew Fullerton / Patrik Meszaros [WIS] def.
Lukas Dvorak /
Cooper Errey [SAM], 7-6
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