Wildcats Fall in a Hard-Fought Decision at Samford, 4-3

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala.— Despite taking an early lead, Davidson was unable to hold on in falling on the road to the Samford Bulldogs, 4-3, in Southern Conference men's tennis Saturday afternoon at the Samford Tennis Center.

Davidson fell for fourth straight match, dropping to 3-12 overall and 0-4 in SoCon action. Samford won its second in the past three matches to move to 4-8, 1-2 in league play.

The Wildcats grabbed a 2-0 lead after winning the doubles point for the fifth time this season and then earning a forfeit win at No. 6 singles.

In doubles, the pair of Alex Howard and Jordan Hart won by forfeit, and the No. 2 team of Ethan Kallick and Evan Watkins won their first match of the year with an 8-5 decision.

Kallick made it a perfect day, scoring a solid 6-4, 7-6 win at No. 3 singles to give Davidson three team points. The senior won his second straight and fifth overall on the year.

Samford came back to tie things up at 3-all with wins at No. 1, 2 and 4 singles, setting up the final match at No. 5. Howard gave Liam Sullivan all he could handle as the match went down to a third set. The sophomore took the first set, 6-4, but fell in the second set by the same score. Samford's Sullivan charged back in the third set to seal the win for the Bulldogs with a 7-5 victory.

#J.B. Gough# also went to a third set at No. 4 singles, taking the middle set 6-2 after dropping the first set 6-3. The freshman's day ended though with a 6-2 decision.

Seniors Connor Evins and Robert Lightbourn also played close matches, but came out on the wrong end. Evins fell 8-5 in a first-set tie-breaker and then dropped a 6-2 decision in the second set. Lightbourn lost 6-2 in his first set and then fell by the count of 8-4 in a second-set tie-breaker.

Davidson finishes out its three-match week with a 1 p.m. match at Chattanooga Sunday, March 23.

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