BUIES CREEK, NC- The Chowan University men's tennis team suffered a 6-1 loss to Campbell University on Thursday evening. The Hawks slide to a 1-1 on the season with the loss while the Camels improve to a 3-1 overall record with the victory.

Campbell University went up 1-0 after doubles play, grabbing all three matches. Following the Division I scoring format, the Camels defeated the Hawks in singles position to secure the 6-1 victory.

In doubles play the Hawks, Mateusz Izycki and Mariano Yeh fell to Nicolas Rakitin and Lukas Schaefer 7-5 in the number one position. At number two doubles Farid Hajizada and Adi Kaliakperov dropped to Gerard Sola and Jonathan O'Neal 6-3. Campbell 's Fernando Clemente and Fabien Ayet secured the number three doubles seed 6-1 over Louis Proulx and Rafael Goncalves.

Rakitin defeated Kaliakperov 6-4, 7-5 at the number one singles spot while Lukas Schaefer clipped Izycki 6-2, 6-3 in the number two seed.  At number three, Yeh fell 6-2, 6-0 to Dustin Werner while Solo defeated Goncalves 6-2, 6-2 at number four. Clemente handed Proulz a 6-2, 6-4 loss in the fifth position. Picking up the lone singles victory for Chowan, Hajizada earned a 7-6, 6-1 win over Louis Monterosso in the number six position.

The Hawks return to action on February 14^th when they travel to Wilson, North Carolina to take on Barton College. Match time is scheduled for 3:00pm.

Campbell 6, Chowan 1
Feb 02, 2017 at Buies Creek, N.C. (Nisbet Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1. RAKITIN, Nicolas (CAM-M) def. KALIAKPEROV,Adi (CU-B) 6-4, 7-5
2. SCHAEFER, Lukas (CAM-M) def. IZYCKI,Mateusz (CU-B) 6-2, 6-3
3. WERNER, Dustin (CAM-M) def. YEH,Mariano (CU-B) 6-2, 6-0
4. SOLA, Gerard (CAM-M) def. GONCALVES,Rafael (CU-B) 6-2, 6-2
5. CLEMENTE, Fernando (CAM-M) def. PROULX,Louis (CU-B) 6-2, 6-4
6. HAJIZADA,Farid (CU-B) def. MONTEROSSO, Louis (CAM-M) 7-6, 6-1
 
Doubles competition
1. RAKITIN, Nicolas/SCHAEFER, Lukas (CAM-M) def. IZYCKI,Mateusz/YEH,Mariano (CU-B) 7-6 (7-5)
2. SOLA, Gerard/O'NEAL, Jonathan (CAM-M) def. HAJIZADA,Farid/KALIAKPEROV,Adi (CU-B) 6-3
3. CLEMENTE, Fernando/AYET, Fabien (CAM-M) def. PROULX,Louis/GONCALVES,Rafael (CU-B) 6-1
 
Match Notes
Chowan 0-1
Campbell 3-1
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (4,3,2,1,5,6)
T-3:30 A-125