COLUMBUS, Ga. – No. 9-ranked Embry-Riddle men's tennis challenged No. 14 Columbus State with a tough road test at the Walden Tennis Center in Columbus, Ga.

The Eagles fell to the Cougars in a 5-2 defeat, marking the second loss of the season.

RECORDS
Embry-Riddle: 4-2
Columbus State: 3-0

ALL-TIME SERIES

• Embry-Riddle and Columbus State have met just three times.
• The Eagles are 1-2 against the Cougars.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• ERAU opened with a win on court one of doubles as Marc Mail and Enrico Rosellini paired up for the 6-1 win.
• Unfortunately, CSU captured No. 2 doubles with a 6-3 win and followed with a 6-4 decision at No. 3 doubles for the early 1-0 advantage.
• The Cougars took care of things on courts one and two in singles play, extending the advantage to 3-0.
• Mail fell 6-2, 6-0 to Thomas Cardona on court one while Hugo Didier defeated Rosellini 6-4, 6-2 on court two.
• Joshua Nuyts gathered the Eagles' first point with a 4-6, 6-4, (10-7) win over Yike Liu at No. 4 singles.
• Columbus State clinched the match on court five with a tiebreaker win over Joao Morgado.
• The Eagles recorded their second point of the match with a 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, (10-7) win from Manuel Lanteri over Samer Al Tori.
• CSU closed out the match with a win 6-1, 6-3 win on court six to hand the Eagles a 5-2 setback.

UP NEXT
Embry-Riddle looks to bounce back tomorrow with an 11 a.m. match against Auburn Montgomery at the Walden Tennis Complex in Columbus.