BLUEFIELD, W.Va. - The Shaw University men's tennis team was swept 5-0 by Bluefield State in the second round of the NCAA tournament in a match played at Bluefield (WV) City Tennis Courts Monday afternoon.

The Bears - the fourth seed in the Atlantic Region - finish their season 15-6, while top seeded Bluefield improves to 18-3 and advances to the Sweet Sixteen.

Bluefield, who beat the Bears 5-1 earlier this season, swept the doubles, with Shaw's Charles Silva and Sergio Cuartas proving to be the most difficult out, losing to Jacob Carey and Piotr Kruk 8-5. 

Gafur Sirojiddinov and Andre Monti fell 8-4 in the number two doubles slot, while Bach Tran and Juan Sanchez fell 8-3 at the number three spot. 

The Blues finished off the first-to-five win by claiming victories at number one singles with Carey defeating Silva 6-2, 6-2, and Aziz Yuldashev downing Tran 6-1, 6-1 at number three singles.

The loss brings a conclusion to the Shaw career of Silva - the CIAA Tennis Player of the Year - and Monti.