ORLANDO, FL – The University of Charleston Men's Tennis team (2-2, 0-0 MEC) dropped their Spring Break opener to the #15 Nationally ranked Mary Washington (4-0, 0-0 CAC) by a score of 4-3 on Sunday afternoon at the USTA Campus in Orlando, Florida.  

Charleston split the singles matchups 3-3,, with Ben Lakeman, Joao Tayar, and Alex Martinez all winning their matchups. After dropping his first set 6-3, Lakeman went on to win the final two sets 6-4, 6-1. At the #2 spot, Tayar won consecutive sets over Andrew Watson (6-1, 6-4) while Martinez defeated Michael Fleming in straight sets in the #4 position (6-3, 6-4).

Jason Prince was defeated in the #3 spot by Joseph Brown in straight sets (4-6, 4-6).

In the doubles, Mary Washington was able to take the point from the Golden Eagles to secure the win. The pair of Lakeman and Tayar dropped to Moses Hutchison and Fleming 8-6 while Alek Gracin and Prince fell to Priyan Desilva and Brown 6-8. In the final doubles match of the day, Martinez and Adam Malouf fell to Cole Tecee and Watson 3-8.

Singles Results (Order of Finish)
(#5) - Tecce def. Malouf (6-0, 6-3)
(#2) - Tayar def. Watson (6-1, 6-4)
(#6) - Desilva def. Harms (6-4, 6-3)
(#4) - Martinez def. Fleming (6-3, 6-4)
(#3) - Brown def. Prince (6-4, 6-4)
(#1) - Lakeman def. Hutchison (3-6, 6-4, 6-1)

Doubles Results (Order of Finish)
(#3) - Hutchison/Fleming def. Lakeman/Tayar (8-6)
(#1) - Brown/Desilva def. Gracin/Prince (8-6)
(#2) - Tecce/Watson def. Martinez/Malouf (8-3)

The Golden Eagles will return to action tomorrow afternoon against Pioneers from Sacred Heart University.