FLORENCE – The Newberry men's tennis team fell to Mount Olive Friday with a score of 4-2 in the first round of City of Florence College Tennis Invitational.
 
Doubles
The Wolves had a hard time in facing Mount Olive's doubles team as they fell in both matches. Jose Navarro and Sean Nguyen fell to Martin Moser and Pablo Safront Ferrer, 6-1. The team of Edison Ambarzumjan and Enrico Haas fell to Mount Olive's No. 1 doubles team of Armando Ferreira and Milosh Petrovic, 6-0.
 
Singles
Newberry found their stride in singles action as Ambarzumjan was able to keep his perfect singles record in take. Ambarzumjan defeated Ferreira, with set scores of 6-2,6-4. Haas got the win over Jack Middleton in tightly contested sets, 6-4,6-3. Lawrence Friedland nearly came away win the win, but Mount Olive's Gustavo dos Santos was able to win, 4-6,6-4,2-6.
 
The Wolves will be back in action tomorrow for day two of the City of Florence College Tennis Invitational as they take on Bluefield.
 
Results
Newberry 2, Mount Olive 4
Doubles Results
Order of finish: (2, 1)
 

1. Armando Ferreira/Milosh Petrovic (Mount Olive) over Edison Ambarzumjan/Enrico Haas (Newberry) 6-0
2. Martin Moser/Pablo Safont Ferrer (Mount Olive) over Jose Navarro/Sean Nguyen (Newberry) 6-1
3. Alex Amble/Lawrence Friedland (Newberry) vs. Jack Middleton/Juan Arbelaez (Mount Olive) unfinished

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

1. Edison Ambarzumjan (Newberry) over Armando Ferreira (Mount Olive) 6-2, 6-4
2. Martin Moser (Mount Olive) over Jose Navarro (Newberry) 6-1, 6-2
3. Sean Nguyen (Newberry) vs. Milosh Petrovic (Mount Olive) unfinished
4. Enrico Haas (Newberry) over Jack Middleton (Mount Olive) 6-4, 6-3
5. Pablo Safont Ferrer (Mount Olive) over Alex Amble (Newberry) 6-1, 6-3
6. Gustavo dos Santos (Mount Olive) over Lawrence Friendland (Newberry) 6-4, 4-6, 2-6