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Blazers Fall To Crosstown Foe Samford, 5-2
2/18/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ---- UAB's men's tennis team dropped the doubles point and failed to rally as the Blazers fell to Samford, 5-2, in an afternoon dual match played at the Samford Tennis Center.
The Blazers (2-5), playing their first match since Feb. 8, were hoping to post their second straight victory after defeating Jacksonville State (4-1) in their last outing.
The Bulldogs (1-4) gained momentum early in the match with wins at No. 2 and 3 doubles. UAB was a winner at No. 1 doubles as Mitchell Martell and Luiz Felipe Pinto downed the Samford duo of Trey Carter and Justin Ghavami, 6-4.
The Blazers knotted the match at 1-1 with a win by Christian Coetzee at No. 3 singles over Carter, 6-3, 6-4. UAB's only other singles victory came at No. 6 as Christopher Egan Morriss downed Jake Faundez, 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (10-6).
Samford won the other three-setter as Austin Akers defeated UAB's Donovan McSeveney at the No. 2 spot, 2-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-1.
UAB will be back in action Sunday, Feb. 22 when the Blazers open Conference USA play with a home match against Florida Atlantic at the Lakeshore Tennis Center.
Samford 5, UAB 2
Doubles
No. 1 - Mitchell Martell/Luiz Felipe Pinto (UAB) def. Trey Carter/Justin Ghavami (SU) 6-4
No. 2 - Austin Akers/Henry Moore (SU) def. Christian Coetzee/Donovan McSeveney (UAB) 7-5
No. 3 - Fares Kilani/Eduardo Lourido Sanchez (SU) def. Christopher Egan Morriss/Henry Paiste (UAB) 6-2
Singles
No. 1 - Fares Kilani (SU) def. Mitchell Martell (UAB) 6-2, 7-6 (8-4)
No. 2 - Austin Akers (SU) def. Donovan McSeveney (UAB) 2-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-1
No. 3 - Christian Coetzee (UAB) def. Trey Carter (SU) 6-3, 6-4
No. 4 - Justin Ghavami (SU) def. Luiz Felipe Pinto (UAB) 6-3, 7-5
No. 5 - Eduardo Lourido Sanchez (SU) def. Stepan Vancurik (UAB) 6-2, 6-3
No. 6 - Christopher Egan Morriss (UAB) def. Jake Faundez (SU) 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (10-6)
Records: UAB 2-4, Samford 1-4
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