BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The EKU men's tennis team fell, 6-1, on Sunday to Samford University at the Darwin C. Hudson Courts.
 
Senior Alex Álvaro and sophomore Ramon van Flymen improved their record to 5-2 at the No.1 spot, claiming a 6-3 win in doubles play to even the match at one heading into the deciding doubles match.
 
Samford's Fares Kilani and Justin Ghavami scarcely defeated EKU's Diogo Soares and Indra Patwardhan, 7-6, to clinch the doubles' point.
 
Samford then took the first three singles' points to win the match.
 
Freshman Guillem Sanchis tallied his seventh win of the season in singles play with a win over Eduardo Lourido Sanchez, but only after Samford had earned the win.

The Colonels (8-7) host Kennesaw State University at the Greg Adams Tennis Center on March 5. Saturday's match is scheduled for 2 p.m.
 
Samford 6, Eastern Kentucky University 1

Singles

1. Fares Kilani (SAM) def. Alex Álvaro (EKU) 6-4, 6-7, 10-6
2. Trey Carter (SAM) def. Sebastian Mueller (EKU) 6-3, 6-2
3. Justin Ghavami (SAM) def. Ramon van Flymen (EKU) 2-6, 6-2, 6-3
4. Leonard Gerch (SAM) def. Diogo Soares (EKU) 6-2, 6-2
5. Guillem Sanchis (EKU) def. Eduardo L. Sanchez (SAM) 7-5, 6-3
6. Jake Faundez (SAM) def. Florian Graskamp (EKU) 6-2, 7-5

Doubles

1. Alex Álvaro/Ramon van Flymen (EKU) def. Trey Carter/Leonard Gerch (SAM) 6-3
2. Eduardo L. Sanchez/Jake Faundez (SAM) def. Sebastian Mueller/Diego Asis (EKU) 6-4
3. Fares Kilani/Justin Ghavami (SAM) def. Diogo Soares/Indra Patwardhan (EKU) 7-6

Match Notes:
Eastern Kentucky University 8-7?Samford 4-3
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,*3); Singles (4,2,*6,5,3,1)
Official: Terry Savage T-3:45