Hawks edge Tuskegee in men’s tennis home opener

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Huntingdon men's tennis team took two doubles matches and three singles matches to beat Tuskegee 5-4 on Tuesday.

After taking a 2-0 lead in doubles, Bobby Foroughian won at No. 1 singles and Tyler Creamer won at No. 3 singles before Tyler Chaffee clinched the match with a 6-1, 6-2 win at No. 6 singles.

Foroughian and Zac Baldwin won at No. 1 doubles and Chaffee and Trey Pirtle won at No. 3 doubles.

Huntingdon returns to the courts on Saturday, hosting Covenant at 1 p.m.

vs. Tuskegee

Match results

Singles

No. 1: Bobby Foroughian (HC) def. Andrew Knight (TU) 6-1, 6-3

No. 2: Gabriel Byrd (TU) def. Zac Baldwin (HC) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2

No. 3: Tyler Creamer (HC)  def. Arlon Williams (TU)  6-1, 6-2

No. 4: O'Shane Trail (TU) def. Larry Pritchett (HC) 6-4, 6-3

No. 5: Joseph Messom (TU) def. Trey Pirtle (HC) 4-6, 7-5, 14-12

No. 6: Tyler Chaffee (HC) def. Atiba Phillips (TU) 6-1, 6-2

Doubles             

No. 1: Foroughian-Baldwin (HC) def. Byrd-Knight (TU) 8-6

No. 2: Williams-Trail (TU) def. Creamer- Pritchett (HC) 9-8 (5)

No. 3: Pirtle-Chaffee (HC) def. J. Batain-B. Smith (TU) 8-0