April 19, 2001

MACON, Ga. - Samford University defeated Jacksonville State 4-0 in opening round action at the 2001 TAAC Men's Tennis Championships on Thursday.

Samford's No. 1 doubles team of David Misner and Raphael Bohli clinched the doubles point for the Bulldogs winning 8-3. In singles play, Misner defeated JSU's Rian Greaves 6-3, 6-2 to clinch the match. Colin Thompson and Travis Johnson recorded victories at No. 5 and No. 6 singles for the Bulldogs. The rest of the matches were ended once Samford took an insurmountable 4-0 lead.

The Bulldogs (14-12) move into the second round and will face top-seeded Florida Atlantic at 9 a.m. ET Friday morning. JSU finishes the season with a 5-15 overall record.

#8 Samford 4, #9 Jacksonville State 0

Singles:
David Misner (SU) def. Rian Greaves (JSU) 6-3, 6-2
Chuck Haddox (SU) vs. Stuart Marcus (JSU) DNF
Raphael Bohli (SU) vs. Ruben Herrera (JSU) DNF
Clive Yeo (SU) vs. Larry Lombardo (JSU) DNF
Colin Thompson (SU) def. Matthew Wilson (JSU) 6-1, 6-1
Travis Johnson (SU) def. Nick Utley (JSU) 6-0, 6-2

Doubles:
Misner/Bohli (SU) def. Greaves/Marcus (JSU) 8-3
Haddox/Yeo (SU) def. Wright/Wilson (JSU) 8-4
Lombardo/Herrera (JSU) def. Thompson/Thompson (SU) 8-5