NEWBERRY, S.C. - The Newberry College men's tennis team (10-13, 1-8 SAC) fell by a score of 6-1 to the No. 23 Carson-Newman Eagles on Friday.

The Eagles would strike first in doubles by taking the No. 2 doubles match. However, the pairings of Mateo Bivol (Bordeaux, France)/Leo Zancheta (Assis, Brazil) and Enzo Blavignat (Bordeaux, France)/Stratas Anastopoulo (Charleston, S.C.) would go blow for blow with their opponents in the No. 1 and No. 3 doubles matches, respectfully. Both teams would give it everything they had, but the Eagles would ultimately win both doubles matches in tiebreakers to take the early 1-0 lead.

The Wolves would tie things up at 1-1 after Bivol was awarded the win at the top singles position after his opponent retired in the first set. Anastopoulo put up a strong second set in the No. 2 singles match, forcing yet another tiebreaker, and Blavignat was neck-and-neck with his opponent in the No. 5 singles match before ultimately falling by a very competitive score of 7-6 2-6 6-7. However, despite the impressive efforts shown, Carson-Newman would take the match overall by a score of 6-1.

The Wolves return to action on Saturday, April 9 when they travel to take on the Catawba Indians with the first serve scheduled for 11 a.m.