CHARLESTON, W. Va. – The University of Charleston Men's Tennis team dropped their home opener on Sunday to the Lakers of Grand Valley, 5-2. The Golden Eagles had a strong performance in their doubles matches which allowed UC to grab the point, winning at both #2 and #3. Both #2 and #3 were playing as partnerships for the first time and showed great composure in two quality matches.
 
In singles, John Giesberts continued his strong start to the season with a confident win at one. The rest of the lineup fought hard but fell short against a strong and experienced Grand Valley side. Frantisek Pirek bounced back from a tough first set to force a tie breaker in the second while Jake Magill fell in a tight two set battle.
 
Lennert Stevens pushed hard in his match, with some big hitting tennis but dropped his match 6-3, 6-4.
Alex Martinez and Jack Bowman made their first starts of the year for UC at #5 and #6, gaining valuable experience for this young UC side.

 
Singles Results
 
#1 – Giesberts  def. Dausman, (6-4, 7-5) 
#2 – Matov def. Pirek, (0-6, 6-7) 
#3 – Miller def. Magill, (4-6, 3-6) 
#4 – Oliviera def. Stevens (3-6, 4-6) 
#5 – Arce def. Martinez (6-7, 4-6) 
#6 – Morena-Lucas def. J. Bowman (4-6, 0-6) 
 
Doubles Results
 
#1 – Matov/Dausman def. Giesberts/Pirek (6-7)
#2 – Magill/Stevens def. Arce/Oliviera (7-5)
#3 – S. Bowman/Martinez def. Shah/Miller (6-4)