MURFREESBORO- The Chowan University men's tennis team earned a 6-3 win over Shaw University on Saturday afternoon.  The Hawks improve to 6-8 overall and 5-0 in CIAA play with the win while the Bears move to 2-3 overall and 0-1 in league play with the setback. 

In doubles play, Farid Hajizada and Rafael Goncalves picked up an 8-4 win over Sergio Cuartas and Diego Choque in the number one position.  Bach Tran and Juan Sanchez edged Danilo Galovic and Ivan Doubograev 8-5 in the number two spot while Sasha Kirsanov and Tristan Martin picked up a victory by forfeit in number three doubles. 

Holding a narrow 2-1 lead heading into singles play, Hajizada secured a 6-1, 6-2 win over Cuartas at the number one position while Goncalves handled Gafur Sirojiddinov 6-2, 6-4 in the number two position.  Diego Choque and Juan Sanchez defeated Ivan Doubograev and Enrique Barge in the third and fourth positions, respectively.   Martin outlasted Tran 7-5, 6-2 in the fifth spot while Ramirez picked up a win by forfeit in the sixth position to contribute to the win. 

Chowan's second match against Shaw, originally scheduled for Saturday at 1:00pm has been postponed.  The Hawks and Bears will meet on the campus of North Carolina Wesleyan on April 1^st.  First serve is slated for 3:00pm.