BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Sophomore Ollie Palmer won his second consecutive singles match for UNCG men's tennis this Saturday, as the Spartans fell in a 6-1 final against Samford in Alabama. 

Palmer won in straight sets at second singles, defeating Samford's Victor Chaw 6-4, 6-4. Palmer also won in Wednesday's match at Gardner-Webb to help the Spartans clinch a 4-3 victory over the Runnin' Bulldogs. 

Nico Grewe came within a few points of collecting his fourth singles win of the season, battling back from a first set loss to force a third with his 6-3 win in the second. The junior would conceded the final frame however, as the remainder of the Spartan lineup went down in straight sets.

UNCG concludes its current three-match road trip at Macon the following day taking on the Mercer Bears. Mercer has one its last five matchups with the Spartans, however four of those contests have been decided by a single match. 

Singles
1. Rossouw Norval (Sam) def. Hugh Knapp 7-6, 6-1
2. Ollie Palmer (UNCG) def. Victor Chaw 6-4, 6-4
3. Eladio Fabregas (Sam) def. Nico Grewe 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
4. Jim Hendrix (Sam) def. Alexander Zuckerman 6-2, 6-3
5. Tomas Santantonio (Sam) def. Roger Rogowski 6-3, 6-0
6. Mohammed Ali Bellalouna (Sam) def. Cooper Wyett 6-0, 6-4
 
Doubles Results
1. Victor Chaw and Jim Hendrix (Sam) def. Ollie Palmer and Alexander Zuckerman 6-2
2. Tomas Santantonio and Eladio Fabregas (Sam) def. Christopher Johns and Nico Grewe 6-4
3. Rossouw Norval and Mohammed Ali Bellalouna (Sam) def. Hugh Knapp and Cooper Wyett 6-1

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