GREENVILLE, N.C. - Winthrop men's tennis fell 5-2 to Navy in a dual match played at ECU Indoor Tennis Center Saturday afternoon, with four of the six singles courts being decided in three sets in the hard-fought match.
Navy earned an early edge with the doubles point, though No. 42
Ruy Teixeira/
Diego Quiroz took a victory on court one, 6-3 over Andrew Ton/Aries Wong. Teixeira would go on to earn a singles victory in the two position, 6-4, 6-4 over Wong.
Tremayne Mitchell battled back on court four from a 6-1 defeat in the first set to take the second 6-2 and win the third in a 7-6 set tiebreak.
UP NEXT
The Eagles will look to bounce back quickly in Greenville Sunday against the host ECU Pirates at 11 a.m.
Full Results:
Singles
1. Ton, Andrew (NAVY) def. QUIROZ, Diego (WIN) 6-7 (3-7), 6-4, 6-1
2. TEIXEIRA, Ruy (WIN) def. Wong, Aries (NAVY) 6-4, 6-4
3. Durham, Greg (NAVY) def. WILLIAMSON, Connor (WIN) 6-7 (7-9), 6-3, 6-4
4. MITCHELL, Tremayne (WIN) def. Lee, Matthew (NAVY) 1-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)
5. Lohrbach, Peter (NAVY) def. DIAS, Gabriel (WIN) 4-6, 6-3, 7-5
6. Majkic, Andrey (NAVY) def. RYAN, Joshua (WIN) 6-4, 7-5
Doubles
1. QUIROZ, Diego/TEIXEIRA, Ruy (WIN) def. Ton, Andrew/Wong, Aries (NAVY) 6-3
2. Durham, Greg/Lohrbach, Peter (NAVY) def. RYAN, Joshua/WILLIAMSON, Connor (WIN) 6-3
3. Lee, Matthew/Majkic, Andrey (NAVY) def. DIAS, Gabriel/MITCHELL, Tremayne (WIN) 6-3