FAIRMONT, W.Va.. – Golden Eagle men's tennis dropped a close 5-4 match at No. 2 regionally ranked Fairmont State University on Tuesday evening.
 
Fairmont jumped ahead after double play, 2-1, as the Golden Eagles could only come up with one court winning at No. 2 doubles, 8-3, behind the play of Ben Lakeman and Alek Gracin.
 
Needing to win 4 of the 6 singles courts, Charleston would come up just shy splitting the six matches 3-3, getting wins by Alec Foote, Lakeman, and Jamie Gibson.
 
DOUBLES
 
Pachane/Liddy (FSU) def. Foote/Centofanti (UC) 8-6
Lakeman/Gracin (UC) def. Alves/Higueras (FSU) 8-3
Hornek/Early (FSU) def. Gibson/Prince (UC) 8-6
 
SINGLES
 
Alec Foote (UC) def. Lucas Alves (FSU) 6-1, 6-2
Ben Lakeman (UC) def. Micah Hornek (FSU) 0-6, 6-3, 6-3
Gui Pachane (FSU) def. Alek Gracin (UC) 6-4, 6-1
Matias Higueras (FSU) def. Dom Centofanti (UC) 6-2, 6-2
Jamie Gibson (UC) def. Dillon Early (FSU) 6-2, 6-3
Tom Liddy (FSU) def. Elliott Le Petit (UC) 6-1, 6-2