February 5, 2011

The Howard men's tennis team were swept, 7-0 by undefeated Navy in a full swing of doubles and singles matches on Saturday, Feb. 5 at the Toes Family Tennis Center in Annapolis, Md.

The Bison (0-6) competed in a trio of doubles matches and six singles matches.

Eric Chavous and Omar Haloui were quickly knocked off at No. 1 doubles by the Mids (5-0), 8-3. George Diggs and Christopher Brown kept it close against Navy's Marcus Rebersak and Anderson Walls. Diggs and Brown would eventually come up short against the Blue and Gold, 8-6 at No. 2 doubles.

Navy would secure the doubles point with an 8-2 defeat over Devard Wharton and Bogdan Dzakovic at No. 3 doubles.

Brown – the only Bison to pull out a win in singles competition last week against Maryland –

was unable to give Howard hope as he dropped to Navy's Owen Bullard, 6-4, 4-1 (ret.), giving the Mids a 2-0 advantage. 

With the shutout, Howard remains winless on the season. The Bison will return to action Saturday, Mar. 5 at 1:00 pm against James Madison. Visit Howard-Bison.com for more information on the men's tennis team.

 

RESULTS:

Navy 7 def. Howard 0

February 5, 2011 – Toes Family Tennis Center

 

DOUBLES:

Navy wins the doubles point (1-3-2)

1 – Bullard / Birger (N) def. Haloui / Chavous, 8-3

2 – Rebersak / Walls (N) def. Brown / Diggs, 8-6

3 – Drayton / Kennay (N) def. Wharton / Dzakovic, 8-2

 

SINGLES: (1-2-5-6-3-4)

1 – Owen Bullard (N) def. Christopher Brown, 6-4, 4-1 (ret.)

2 – Marcus Rebersak (N) def. Omar Haloui, 6-4, 6-2

3 – Zach Nicholson (N) def. Devard Wharton, 6-2, 6-4

4 – Jeremy New (N) def. George Diggs, 6-3, 7-6

5 – Nicholas Gutsche (N) def. Eric Chavous, 6-0, 6-3

6 – Anderson Walls (N) def. Bogdan Dzakovic, 6-1, 6-1