GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNCG Men's Tennis team suffered a 5-2 loss to the Samford Bulldogs on Saturday afternoon. The Spartans and Bulldogs met at the Piedmont Indoor Tennis Center at 1:00 p.m. after a scheduling change due to the weather.
The Spartans were unable to pick up a win in the doubles portion of the competition, falling at No. 1 and No. 3. The No. 2 pairing of Connor Thompson (Atlanta, Ga./Holy Innocents) and Daniel Mack (Lakeland, Fla./Lakeland) went unfinished.
Thompson and Warren Bryan (Greensboro, N.C/Longwood) won their singles matches. Thompson took No. 1 by a 6-1, 6-2 tally. Bryan won No. 5 in three sets, 3-6, 6-2, and 1-0.
Singles competition
1. Connor Thompson (UNCG) def. Fares Kilani (SAM) 6-1, 6-2
2. Trey Carter (SAM) def. Daniel Mack (UNCG) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
3. Justin Ghavami (SAM) def. William Albright (UNCG) 6-3, 7-5
4. Leonard Gerch (SAM) def. Gaston Murray (UNCG) 6-4, 6-2
5. Warren Bryan (UNCG) def. Eduardo L. Sanchez (SAM) 3-6, 6-2, 1-0
6. Jake Faundez (SAM) def. Ian Melnik (UNCG) 6-4, 7-5
Doubles competition
1. Trey Carter/Leonard Gerch (SAM) def. Warren Bryan/William Albright (UNCG) 6-1
2. Connor Thompson/Daniel Mack (UNCG) vs. Eduardo L. Sanchez/Jake Faundez (SAM) 4-3, unfinished
3. Fares Kilani/Justin Ghavami (SAM) def. Ian Melnik/Logan Walker (UNCG) 6-3
Match Notes:
Samford Men's Tennis 7-4
UNCG 7-6
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (1,4,3,2,5,6)
UNCG returns to action on Saturday, Mar. 26th as they will travel to East Tennessee State for another SoCon matchup with action set to start at 2:30 p.m.
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