CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's tennis team dropped a heartbreaking 4-3 decision to Samford in a riveting Southern Conference quarterfinal match Thursday evening at the Champions Club.
 
UNCG fought to the finish. It was a tough ending for a stellar UNCG senior class that included All-SoCon First Team selections Roger Rogowski and Nico Grewe. Other seniors for the Spartans are Hugh Knapp and Cooper Wyett.
 
UNCG powered its way to a 3-2 advantage thanks to winning the doubles point and singles victories from Rogowski at No. 4 singles and Alexander Zuckerman at No. 2 singles. Rogowski finished the season on a five-match winning streak and 11 triumphs.
 
The Spartans doubles squads of Grewe and Rogowski at No. 1 and Zuckerman and Christopher Johns at No. 2 captured their matches by 6-3 scores.
 
Knapp finished the season with a team-best 12 victories. Grewe's 11 wins were tied for second most on the team. Grewe and Rogowski ended the year with six wins at No. 1 singles. This was the second victory of the season for Zuckerman and Johns.
 
Samford was able to advance to Friday's semifinals by winning the final two singles matches in three-set thrillers to complete the comeback. Overall, Samford won four of the six singles contests to avenge its regular-season setback to UNCG.
 
Results
Singles
1. M. Ali Bellalouna (SAM) def. Nico Grewe, 7-5, 4-6, 6-1
2. Alex Zuckerman (UNCGM) def. Jim Hendrikx, 6-1, 7-6 (7-5)
3. Eladio Fabregas (SAM) def. Hugh Knapp, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
4. Roger Rogowski (UNCGM) def. Yerrassyl Murat, 6-4, 6-4
5. J.B. Pickard (SAM) def. David Flisberg, 6-2, 6-4
6. Harrison Williams (SAM) def. Christopher Johns, 6-3, 6-3
 
Doubles
1. Grewe and Rogowski (UNCGM) def. Bellalouna and Hendrikx, 6-3
2. Zuckerman and Johns (UNCGM) def. Murat and Williams, 6-3
3. Fabregas and Gooch (SAM) vs. Knapp and Wyett, 5-3, unfinished