Box Score

ORANGEBURG, S.C. – The Norfolk State men's tennis team dropped a 6-1 decision to South Carolina State on Saturday afternoon at the Hardeep Judge Tennis Courts. 

With the loss, the Spartans move to 12-9 overall and 3-1 in MEAC play. 

FINAL: NORFOLK STATE 1, SOUTH CAROLINA STATE 6 

South Carolina State took control early, sweeping all three doubles matches to carry a 1-0 lead into singles play. The Bulldogs claimed wins at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles by identical 6-2 scores, while the duo of Szymon Janzen and Przemek Nikolajuk battled in a tightly contested match at No. 3 before falling 7-5. 

In singles action, South Carolina State secured five of the six matches to clinch the victory. Norfolk State's lone point came from Szymon Malecki, who earned a hard-fought three-set win at the No. 3 flight, defeating Iliyas Muratuly 6-4, 4-6, 10-7. 

Singles 

• No. 1 - Mikalai Bankou def. Marcin Andrzejczak – 6-2, 6-2 
• No. 2 – Novak Novakovic def. Szymon Janzen – 7-5, ret. 
• No. 3 – Szymon Malecki def. Iliyas Muratuly – 6-4, 4-6, 10-7 
• No. 4 - Andrii Borodatiuk def. Dominik Simunovic – 6-4, 6-1 
• No. 5 – Gabriel Johnson def. Kasper Kulpa – 6-3, 6-3 
• No. 6 - Hoang Anh Pham def. Marcin Dójczynski - 6-1, 6-0 

Doubles 

• No. 1 – Mikalai Bankou & Novak Novakovic def. Boris Lunin & Dominik Simunovic – 6-2 
• No. 2 – Iliyas Muratuly & Andrii Borodatiuk def. Marcin Dójczynski & Marcin Andrzejczak – 6-2 
• No. 3 – Bastian Zamora & Gabriel Johnson def. Szymon Janzen & Przemek Nikolajuk – 7-5 

UP NEXT 

Norfolk State returns to action next Saturday to conclude MEAC regular season play against North Carolina Central. First serve is set for 12 p.m. at Cary Tennis Park in Cary, N.C.