WINCHESTER, Va. - Shenandoah University concluded its USA South Conference men's tennis slate Saturday afternoon with an 8-1 loss to Averett University.

The No. 3 doubles duo of Ethan Lawrence and Peter Baggan was an 8-5 winner for the Hornets (2-11, 0-6 USA South), but Averett (5-6, 3-2) swept the other eight matches by dropping just a combined six games.

Two of those games came at No. 1 doubles, where Michael Milanov and Adam Bamberger fell 8-2.

The six singles matches all went in straight sets and no Cougars player lost more than one game.

The loss puts SU into the No. 7 seed for the USA South Tournament beginning on Friday in Burlington, N.C. Shenandoah will face second-seeded Christopher Newport in the quarterfinal round.

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