WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WV - The Chowan University men's tennis team defeated Concord University 9-0 in regional play on Saturday afternoon.  The Hawks improve to a 3-1 overall record on the season with the victory.  The Mountain Lions post a 0-1 record with the loss. 

Chowan rolled through Concord in both doubles and singles play.  In doubles competition, Farid Hajizada and Adi Kaliakperov defeated Johnny Toshif and Javier Lietor 8-0 in the number one spot while Mateusz Izycki and Mariano Yeh handed Bill Wright and Steve Cohen an 8-3 loss in the number two position.  In number three doubles, Rafael Goncalves and Louis Proulx picked up an 8-0 win over Daniel Green and William Dick.

In singles play, Hajizada defeated Lietor 6-1, 6-0 in the number one position.  Izycki and Goncalves both swept their opponents in the second and third positions both with scores of 6-0, 6-0.  In the fourth spot, Kaliakperov picked up a win for the Hawks with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Wright while in the fifth spot, Yeh picked up a victory over Green with a score of 6-0, 6-0.  Rounding out the scoring for Chowan, Proulx earned a 6-0, 6-0 win over Dick in the number six position. 

The Hawks return to action on February 28th when they take on Bluefield State College in Blacksburg, Virginia.