CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel men's tennis team dropped Southern Conference home opener with a 7-0 loss to Samford Monday afternoon at the Earle Tennis Center.
 
Doubles

• Jim Hendrikx/M.A. Bellalouna (SAM) def. Hayden Shoemake/Lucas Robins, 6-1
• Yerrassyl Murat/Harrison Williams (SAM) def. Sebastian Kamieniecki/Zvonko Bencedic, 6-3
• Matthew Gooch/J.B. Pickard (SAM) def. Josiah Schainblatt/Everett Barkley, 6-2

Singles

• Jim Hendrikx (SAM) def. Hayden Shoemake (CIT), 6-4, 7-6
• M.A. Bellalouna (SAM) def. Zvonko Bencedic (CIT), 6-1, 6-0
• Yerrassyl Murat (SAM) def. Sebastian Kamieniecki (CIT), 6-3, 6-4
• J.B. Pickard (SAM) def. Lucas Robins (CIT), 6-4, 6-2
• Will Gray (SAM) def. Josiah Schainblatt (CIT), 6-2, 6-7, 1-0
• Harrison Williams (SAM) def. Andrew Darby (CIT), 6-4, 4-6, 7-6

 
Inside The Box Score

• In the No. 6 singles spot, Andrew Darby forced a third set after rebounding from a 6-4 loss in the opening set to take the second set 6-4. Darby would eventually fall in a third-set tiebreak.
• Hayden Shoemake dropped a tough first set and battled his way into a tiebreak in the second set.
• Josiah Schainblatt dropped the first set before coming back to take the second set in a tiebreak.

 
Up Next
The Bulldogs return to action Tuesday as they host a pair of matches at the Earle Tennis Center. The Citadel takes on New Jersey City at 11 a.m. and Campbell at 2:30 p.m.