For Immediate Release · By Justin Gordon · jpgordon@smcm.edu

Baltimore, Md. – The St. Mary's College of Maryland men's tennis team (2-2) visited Goucher College on Saturday to face the No. 12 Fighting Owls of Harford Community College (3-3) as well as the host Goucher Gophers (10-2).

St. Mary's 1, No. 12 Harford C.C. 8

How It Happened

Doubles:

• Senior captain James Loftis (Annapolis, Md./Saint Andrews (Del.)) and sophomore Ron Stith (Cheltenham, Md./Lackey) played the tightest doubles match for the Seahawks, dropping a hard-fought 8-5 decision in the third flight.

Singles:

• Stith picked up St. Mary's lone point as he won his No. 3 singles match against the Owls' Treston Diaz in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3.

St. Mary's 1, Goucher 8

How It Happened

Doubles:

• Loftis and Stith took home the lone point for the Seahawks as they defeated Goucher's Britt Shortle and Elliot Diehl, 8-7 (10-5).

Other notes:

• St. Mary's is headed south to Hilton Head Island, S.C. for its Spring Break trip (Mar. 11-16), taking on Marietta College, Greenville University, and Millikin University at PTR Spring TennisFest.

Up Next for the Seahawks

• Mar. 13 vs. Marietta College (1-3) – Hilton Head Island, S.C. – 5:30 p.m.
• Mar. 14 vs. Greenville University (7-0) – Hilton Head Island, S.C. – 11:00 a.m.
• Mar. 15 vs. Millikin University (4-1) – Hilton Head Island, S.C. – 12:00 p.m.  

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