CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Charleston Golden Eagles men's tennis team kicked off their fall season with back-to-back victories, defeating Walsh University 6-1 on Saturday and following it up with a 5-2 win over Cedarville University the next day. After a strong showing at the national tournament last spring, the Golden Eagles returned to action with confidence, securing two key wins to build early momentum for the season.

How it Happened: UCWV vs. Walsh
The Charleston Golden Eagles returned to action for the first time since the National tournament last Spring and took on a familiar opponent, Walsh University. 

The men's team won with a comfortable 6-1 and showed promise for a strong campaign. The Golden Eagles picked up 5 victories in singles action and won one showdown in doubles. 

In doubles, the tandem of Jorge Perez Diaz and Marcelo Mifano Pinto, the pair that actually holds the number 1 position in the Atlantic Region after winning  ITAs won their first team match together with a 7-5 score over the pairing of Luis Hernandez and Joan Dasi. At number 2 spot the Nordio and Poltbecher lost to Milgan and Kholer 6-3. After a 1-1 result in doubles, Garcia and Alias where able to clinch the doubles point with a 6-2 win over Stroehle and Kuznetsov, securing the doubles point for the Golden Eagles

Moving over to singles, at number one singles, Perez picked up a victory over Luis Hernandez of Walsh 6-0, 6-4 in his first collegiate of his senior year. Vicente Garcia started his first match with a 3 set thriller, defeating Ethan Milgan 6-1 6-7 6-2. In the number three spot, third year Marcelo Mifano won his match with a straight sets victory 6-2 7-5 over Joan Dasi. At number 4 singles, freshman Jules Alias got his first ever college match win over Lukas Kohler in a close 6-4 3-6 6-4. The last victory in singles came from Alberto Nordio, who took care of business with a 6-2 6-4 victory over Kian Balali. The Golden Eagles fell short in number 6 singles where Nils Poltbecher fell short to a strong Nicolas Stroehle 6-4 6-3.

How it Happened: UCWV vs. Cedarville
After their first win against Walsh on Saturday, Charleston had to take over Cedarville University the next day.

The men's team won this match up with a comfortable 5-2, showing their dominance. 
In doubles play, Melvin Vix and Felipe Girondi won their first match together in number 2 doubles with a 6-4 win. At number 3 doubles, Jules Alias and Maximillian Bolay fell short with a 6-3 loss. It would all come down to number 1 doubles Alberto Nordio and Nils Potterbeck who after being down 5-4, came back and clinched the doubles point with a 7-6 victory.

Coming down to singles, at the number 1 spot, freshman Alies took care of business with a 6-1 6-3 victory. No more than 5 minutes after, teammate Nordio took the win in the number 2 spot with a 6-1 6-3 win. At number 4, Vix was able to fight and get the win with a 6-4 6-1 result. The last win from the Golden Eagles come from Bolay, after losing the first set, he was able to bounce back and take the in in the super tie-breaker 4-6 6-4 (10-3). Charleston fell short in number 3 and 6 singles where Potterbeck and Jamie O'Shea had a good fight and lost 6-4 2-6 4-10 and 2-6 5-7 respectively.

Charleston Golden Eagles will be back on action on the road, as they will travel to North Carolina to play University of Mount Olive and Barton college.