Box Score MATCH RESULTS (PDF)

CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel men's tennis team dropped a home Southern Conference match 5-2 to Samford Wednesday afternoon at the Earle Tennis Center.

"It is quite disappointing to come up short again in another conference match. The guys know the level we need to play and they are good enough, but we are inconsistent with our execution and our doubles were very poor today," said head coach Chuck Kriese. "I take the blame for not working the team hard before the match to make sure that the intensity was right. We were flat and there is no excuse for that at the start of the match. That is my responsibility. All we can do is keep working hard. Give credit to Samford, they are a very well-coached team and they play hard the entire time. That is the standard that we want to get to in the conference."

Samford (6-7, 1-2 SoCon) swept through the doubles competition to earn the doubles point. At No. 1, Jake Faundez and Eduardo Lourido defeated Noah Nawabi and Gavin Stewart 6-0 with Rossouw Norval and Justin Ghavami besting Matthew Henson and Will Graham 6-2 at No. 2 doubles. Aleksandar Petrovic and Hugo Moreira claimed No. 3 doubles 6-0 over Jack Pyritz and Willem van Zyl.

In singles action, Stewart and Roy Hobson each claimed wins at No. 5 and No. 6 singles for the Bulldogs. Stewart bested Max Rebol 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 at No. 5 singles while Hobson earned the win at No. 6 singles with a 7-5, 6-2 victory over Austin Heinz.

For Samford, Faundez defeated Henson 6-1, 6-2 at No. 1 and Lourido claimed No. 2 singles 6-1, 6-3 over Nawabi. At No. 3, Norval took the point 7-5, 6-1 over van Zyl and Petrovic rounded out the action with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Pyritz at No. 4 singles.

UP NEXT
The Bulldogs hit the road again this weekend for three more matches in Sumter, South Carolina. The Citadel will first play Eastern Florida State and Appalachian State on Saturday, March 17 before taking on Lipscomb on Sunday, March 18.

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