VALDOSTA, Ga. – The Valdosta State men's tennis team came up short in a 4-0 loss to No. 42 Columbus State Wednesday afternoon.  The Blazers fell to 2-4 on the year, while CSU improved to 5-0.  
 
In doubles, the Cougars took the early lead as they won at the top spot with a 6-2 win from Andrea Sandrone and Elias Peter over Blazer duo of Philipp Bosse and Pietro Casciola, but the Blazers used a 6-2 win from Jan Thissen and Jerome Iaconi at No. 3.  At the No. 2 spot, CSU won 6-4 as Thomas Cardona and Samer Al Tori won 6-4 over Emile Delporte and Wilson Igbinovia for the early 1-0 lead.  
 
VSU would rally in singles winning three of the six first sets, but the Cougars would respond as Hugo Didier won 6-2, 6-3 over Igbinovia for a 2-0 lead at No. 2, while Daniel Hammond won 6-4, 7-5 at No. 6 for a 3-0 lead and Sandrone clinched the match with a 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 win at No. 5 over Yohann Meunier.  At No. 3 Jan Thissen won the first set 7-6 (7-3) and was about to split the first two sets with Samer Al Tori, while Jerome Iaconi and Bosse also split their first two sets when the match was clinched.
 
The Blazers look to get back on track on Friday at 2 p.m. at Georgia College in Milledgeville, Ga.  Check back with vstateblazers.com for links to live stats and more.