NEWBERRY – The Newberry men's tennis team fell to No. 5 Wingate 6-1 Wednesday afternoon at the Oakland Tennis Center.
 
Edison Ambarzumjan was able to get the Wolves (6-7, 0-2 SAC) lone win on the day. Ambarzumjan was able to defeat Daniel Belisto with a 6-4 first set win while edging out Belisto 7-6 in the second set. Belisto is ranked 14th in the country in singles play.
 
Jose Navarro had a hard-fought match but ultimately falling to Matthew Jones. Ones was able to get the first set, winning 7-5. Navarro was able to get one back in the second set, winning 7-5. Jones was able to come away with a 6-4 win in the third set.
 
Newberry had many tight sets against the Bulldogs as Sean Nguyen, Enrico Haas and Lawrence Friedland all had their second sets go to 7-5 but fell in their respective matches.
 
The Wolves will take a brief break and be back in action March 13 as they travel to No. 13 North Georgia for a 3 p.m. start.
 
Results
Doubles
Order of finish: (1. 3. 2)

1. Daniel Belisto/Josep Canyadell (Wingate) over Edison Ambarzumjan/Enrico Haas (Newberry) 6-3
2. Enrico Giacomini/Roy Stepanov (Wingate) over Sean Nguyen/Jose Navarro (Newberry) 6-4
3. Matthew Jones/Duncan Addison (Wingate) over Alex Amble/Lawrence Friedland (Newberry) 6-4

 
Singles
Order of finish: (5, 3, 1, 6, 4, 2)

1. Edison Ambarzumjan (Newberry) over Daniel Belisto (Wingate) 6-4, 7-6
2. Matthew Jones (Wingate) over Jose Navarro (Newberry) 7-5, 5-7, 6-4
3. Josep Canyadell (Wingate) over Sean Nguyen (Newberry) 6-3, 7-5
4. Roy Stepanov (Wingate) over Enrico Haas (Newberry) 6-4, 7-5
5. Tolunay Sumer (Wingate) over Alex Amble (Newberry) 6-1, 6-2
6. Enrico Giacomini (Wingate) over Lawrence Freidland (Newberry) 6-1, 7-5