NORFOLK, Va. - Sophomore Daniel Grauel defeated Jiri Stiburek, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(6), to help the Norfolk State men's tennis team pick up its third consecutive win of the season with a 4-3 victory over South Carolina State on Saturday afternoon at the Folkes-Stevens Indoor Tennis Center. This was S.C. State's first regular season conference loss since March 27, 2010.

NSU improved to 3-3 overall while the Bulldogs dropped to 0-1 on the season.

The Spartans went 0-3 in the doubles matches as junior Peter Rastromer-Pello and freshman Dzmitry Zyhmantovich led off with a 6-8 loss to Peteris Vinogradous and Marius Dragoi. Artemiy Nikitin and Anton Protsenko defeated sophomore Igor Braga and freshman Robin Riethmueller, 8-6, at the No. 2 spot. S.C. State clinched the doubles point so the No. 3 match that featured Tomas Bizon and Stiburek for S.C. State and Grauel and freshman Samuel Lemberger was abandoned at 6-6.

Zyhmantovich competed at the No. 1 position where he defeated Vinograduous, 3-6, 6-0, 6-2. In the No. 2 spot, Braga posted a 6-4, 7-6(5) victory over Bizon. Riethmueller claimed a 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 win over Protsenko in the No. 3 slot. At the No. 4 position, Ramstromer-Pello suffered a 3-6, 1-6 loss to Nikitin. Lemberger rounded out the singles matches for NSU with a 6-7(4), 0-6 loss to Dragoi.

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