WINGATE, N.C. - The Newberry College men's tennis team (9-11, 0-6 SAC) fell to the No. 34 Wingate Bulldogs 6-1 despite strong doubles performances on Tuesday.

The Wolves hit the ground running as Mateo Bivol (Bordeaux, France) and Leo Zancheta (Assis, Brazil) powered their way to a 6-0 win at No. 2 doubles. Enzo Blavignat (Bordeaux, France) and Stratas Anastopoulo (Charleston, S.C.) were then able to earn a 6-2 victory at the No. 3 doubles position to secure the doubles point and the early lead. 

The Bulldogs struck back in singles play, but the Wolves kept fighting. Zancheta and Marcel Schomburg (Bingen, Germany) each played very competitive first sets. Bivol was able to force a tiebreaker in his second set at the top singles position, and Anastopoulo was able to force the No. 3 singles match to go to a third set. However, despite the strong efforts, Wingate would win all six singles matches to win the match overall.

The Wolves return to action on Friday, April 1 when they host the UVA Wise Cavaliers in a rescheduled match scheduled to begin at 10 a.m.