ATLANTA | The Tuskegee University men's tennis team opened the 2016 season on the road Sunday afternoon, falling to Morehouse College 9-0.
 
Tuskegee (0-1) narrowly missed out on a pair of points – one in singles and the other in doubles play. In doubles action, the number one team of Oshane Trail and Brandon Sewell fell 8-6.
 
Trail had a chance to get Tuskegee on the board in singles, falling in three sets to Everette Reese 7-6, 0-6, 12-14 at number one singles.
 
The Golden Tigers return to action next week, facing the University of West Alabama at 1pm.
 
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Match #1
Morehouse 9, Tuskegee 0
 
Singles
Everette Reese (Morehouse) def. Oshane Trail (Tuskegee) 6-7, 6-0, 14-12
Justin Samples (Morehouse) def. Michael Graham (Tuskegee) 6-2, 6-3
Rasheed Slade (Morehouse) def. Brandon Sewell (Tuskegee) 6-1, 6-4
Jabez Beazer (Morehouse) def. Jalen Law (Tuskegee) 6-1, 6-0
Brandon Sanders (Morehouse) def. Reggie Richardson (Tuskegee) 6-0, 6-2
Terrell Green (Morehouse), won by forfeit
 
Doubles
1. Reese/Slade (Morehouse) def. Trail/Sewell (Tuskegee), 8-4
2. Sanders/Stamps (Morehouse) def. Graham/Richardson (Tuskegee), 8-6
3. Beazan/Samples (Morehouse), won by forfeit