HAMPTON, Va. – Norfolk State lost a pair of matches at Hampton on Wednesday, dropping the first 4-1 and the second 4-0. Federico Rebecchini picked up the Spartans' lone point of the outing.
 
The first of the two matches actually concluded about 120 hours after the first serve. The bout began on Friday afternoon, with Hampton taking the opening doubles point before rain suspended the match during singles play. On Wednesday, both squads resumed where they left off, getting the second match underway after the first finished.

Rebecchini and Hugo Massoni Lena gutted out a 6-3 victory at No. 1 doubles, but it wasn't enough to take the point from the Pirates. Ibrahim Abbas and Roosevelt Brown were defeated 6-0, 6-0 by Donte Armbrister and Cliff Dwyer at the No. 2 position, while Ryan Richter and Vincent Jarvis lost by the same score on Court 3.
 
The Spartans couldn't get a game on the 4-6 singles slate, but the 1-3 portion fared better. Hampton's Fayz Mavlyudov defeated Abbas 6-2, 6-2 at No. 3 singles, before Dwyer bested Massoni Lena 6-4, 6-3.
 
Fresh off winning the MEAC Player of the Week award, Rebecchini added another win to his resume on Wednesday. After dropping the first set 6-1, Rebecchini took the second and third 6-1, 6-3 for his sixth singles victory of the season.
 
NSU was unable to win a point in the second match of the day. Hampton took No. 6 singles by default, winning No. 2, No. 3, and the doubles point to clinch the victory.
 
The Spartans still have a busy schedule ahead of them, heading to Virginia State on Thursday, before going to Hampton again on Friday. The team will conclude the regular season on Saturday against Navy at the NSU Tennis Complex.