March 22, 2008

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ---- The Samford men's tennis team grabbed its sixth consecutive win Saturday afternoon as the Bulldogs defeated the Mercer Bears by a score of 5-2. The win moves the Bulldogs to 8-4 overall while the Bears fall to 4-12 on the season.

Samford clinched the doubles team point, 2-1, as Sam Huffman and Hank Grant earned a win at the No. 1 court and Jordan Delass and Richard Walsh won at the No. 2 court.

The Bulldogs took four of six singles matches as Delass, Huffman, Brian Dushock and Oliver Reynolds all won their matches. Silveira and Grant battled in two hard-fought matches at the No. 1 and No. 4 courts, respectively. Both matches went to third sets and both Bulldogs were not able to overcome their opponents.

Next, the Samford men will hit the road for a six-match road swing. The Bulldogs will begin in Texas next weekend, March 27-28, with matches against Texas-San Antonio and New Mexico State.

Samford 5, Mercer 2

Doubles
1. Huffman/Grant (SAM) def. Ohstrom/Mitchell (Mercer), 8-5
2. Delass/Walsh (SAM) def. Besancon/Armendars (Mercer), 8-3
3. Ingram/Wimpee (Mercer) def. Abalos/Silveira (SAM), 8-5

Singles
1. Tobias Ohstrom (Mercer) def. Renan Silveira (SAM), 4-6, 6-2, 12-10
2. Jordan Delass (SAM) def. Jaron Besancon (Mercer), 6-3, 6-2
3. Sam Huffman (SAM) def. Justin Wimpee (Mercer), 6-4, 6-4
4. Matthew Poleon (Mercer) def. Hank Grant (SAM), 6-2 4-6, 10-5
5. Brian Dushock (SAM) def. Fernando Armendaris (Mercer), 6-2, 6-3
6. Oliver Reynolds (SAM) def. Chapman Mitchell (Mercer), 6-1, 6-0