Feb. 3, 2001

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The University of Alabama men's tennis team shut out Samford University 7-0 at the Hank Crisp Indoor Facility Friday evening.

Alabama improved to 3-0 on the season by taking all six singles matches and two of the three doubles matches. Samford drops to 0-2.

The doubles duo of David Misner and Raphael Bohli defeated Alabama's Chris Gostek and Chris McRae 8-4 in the second doubles match but that would be the Bulldogs only victory.

Samford returns to the courts at 1 p.m. on Saturday at the Lakeshore Rehabilitation Center to face UAB.

Alabama 7, Samford 0

Singles:
Maxim Belski (UA) def. David Misner (SU) 6-1, 6-2
Chris Gostek (UA) def. Travis Johnson (SU) 6-3, 6-2
Susheel Narla (UA) def. Andres Leal (SU) 6-0, 6-0
Michael Ray Pallares (UA) def. Colin Thompson (SU) 6-1, 6-1
Alfonso Perez (UA) def. Raphael Bohli (SU) 5-7, 6-3, (10-5)
Brad Friedman (UA) def. Clive Yeo (SU) 6-2, 6-0

Doubles:
Narla/Mitchell (UA) def. Johnson/Leal (SU) 8-6
Misner/Bohli (SU) def. Gostek/McRae (UA) 8-4
Perez/Isern (UA) def. Thompson/Yeo (SU) 8-1