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Men's Tennis

Bulldogs Fall to Bucs

Box Score JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – The Citadel tennis team dropped its match against the ETSU Bucs in Johnson City, Tennessee, on Friday.
 
Sophomores Matthew Henson and Roy Hobson fell in a close 6-4 doubles match at the No. 1 position against Robert Herrera and Diego Nunez. The Bucs (13-7, 7-0) continued on to sweep the remainder of the doubles competition to take a 1-0 lead.
 
In the singles action, the Bucs' 52nd-ranked David Biosca defeated Henson at the No. 1 positon by a score of 6-1, 6-2. Herrera, ranked 125th in singles, then defeated freshman Willem van Zyl at the No.2 spot 6-0, 6-1. The Bucs went on to win the match 7-0 to maintain a perfect conference record.
 
Next up, the Bulldogs (11-29, 1-5 SoCon) will head to Birmingham, Alabama, on Saturday to conclude conference play against Samford and then faceoff against Alabama-Huntsville. The Samford Bulldogs have a 6-11 record overall and are 2-4 in the SoCon after defeating Chattanooga in a close 4-3 match on Wednesday. The UAH Chargers have a 9-14 record this season and will close out their regular season play on Saturday against The Citadel.
 
Saturday's match against Samford is scheduled for 2 p.m. before the Bulldogs take on Alabama-Huntsville at 7 p.m. Full results will be available at CitadelSports.com at the conclusion of both matches.
 
For more information on The Citadel tennis, follow @CitadelOlympic or visit CitadelSports.com.
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Players Mentioned

Matthew  Henson

Matthew Henson

6' 0"
Sophomore
Roy  Hobson

Roy Hobson

6' 4"
Sophomore
Willem van Zyl

Willem van Zyl

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Matthew  Henson

Matthew Henson

6' 0"
Sophomore
Roy  Hobson

Roy Hobson

6' 4"
Sophomore
Willem van Zyl

Willem van Zyl

Freshman

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