COLUMBUS, Ga.- The Chowan Men's Tennis team fell to the top-seed and nationally ranked Columbus State Cougars, 5-0 in the NCAA Division II Men's Tennis Southeast Region Tournament on Monday morning. The Cougars will move on to face the No.4 seed USC Aiken and No.5 seed Wingate match winner.

THE BASICS
FINAL | Chowan 0, Columbus State 5

RECORDS | Chowan 15-8, Columbus State 23-3

LOCATION | Columbus, Ga. (John W. Walden Tennis Center)

HOW IT HAPPENED
In Doubles:
The Cougars grabbed an early lead in doubles play over the Hawks. At the No.2 doubles match Rafael Goncalves and Mateusz Izycki fell short 8-2.

Ghassan Alansi/ Mariano Yeh and Adi Kaliakperov/ Louis Proulx were unable to fend off Columbus State 8-5 at the No.1 and No.3 doubles respectively. 

In Singles:
The Hawks and Cougars went back and forth at each singles set. Adi Kaliakperov grabbed the first set at the No. 2 singles 6-4 while teammate Mariano Yeh kept the score close 4-4 at the No.6 singles second set.

Senior, Rafael Goncalves  slipped at the No.5 singles 6-4, 6-1 before Columbus State secured the match win at the No.5 singles 6-2, 6-3 over Louis Proulx.