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ROCKY MOUNT, Va. -- Ferrum College's men's tennis team dropped a pair of non-conference matches to Tusculum University Sunday, October 25, at Franklin County Recreation Park Tennis Courts, falling 4-0 in each contest.

RECORDS
Ferrum 2-2
Tusculum 4-0

MATCH #1 BASICS
Tusculum opened the first match by winning the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles matches to take an early 1-0 lead. The Pioneers clinched the match with wins at Nos. 1, 3, and 5 singles. Play was halted once the match was clinched.

DOUBLES
1. Carlos Martinavarro/Martin Ortega (TU) def. Tobi Teller/Emilio Munguia (FCM) 6-1
2. Andrei Negoita/Romain Payan (TU) def. Omar Martinez/Austin Brigman (FCM) 6-0
3. Shuzo Uemura/Dimitri Araktcheev (TU) led Brian Karenzi/Sebastian Ondas (FCM) 4-3, unfinished

SINGLES 
1. Angus Howard (TU) def. Sebastian Ondas (FCM) 6-2, 6-3
2. Victor Palomar (TU) led Tobi Teller (FCM) 3-2, unfinished
3. David Negzaoui (TU) def. Emilio Munguia (FCM) 6-3, 7-5
4. Romain Payan (TU) led Brian Karenzi (FCM) 1-0, unfinished
5. Carlos Martinavarro (TU) def. Omar Martinez (FCM) 6-2, 6-0
6. Kai Poelchau (TU) vs. Jairo Herbas (FCM), unfinished

MATCH #2 BASICS
In the second match, Tusculum won at Nos. 1 and 3 doubles, before grabbing wins at Nos. 4, 5, and 6 singles to complete the 4-0 result. Once again, play was halted once the fourth team point was clinched. 

DOUBLES
1. Angus Howard/Victor Palomar (TU) def. Sebastian Ondas/Brian Karenzi (FCM) 6-1
2. Kai Poelchau/James Henery (TU) led Tobi Teller/Emilio Munguia (FCM) 4-3, unfinished
3. David Negzaoui/Shuzo Uemura (TU) def. Omar Martinez/Jairo Herbas (FCM) 6-1

SINGLES
1. Kai Poelchau (TU) trailed Sebastian Ondas (FCM) 5-6, unfinished
2. Shuzo Uemura (TU) led Emilio Munguia (FCM) 6-1, 4-1, unfinished
3. James Henery (TU) led Tobi Teller (FCM) 6-3, 3-2, unfinished
4. Andrei Negoita (TU) def. Brian Karenzi (FCM) 6-2, 6-3
5. Dimitri Araktcheev (TU) def. Austin Brigman (FCM) 6-0, 6-1
6. Martin Ortega (TU) def. Jairo Herbas (FCM) 6-1, 6-1

UP NEXT
Coach Jose Rincon's team will be back in action Saturday, February 6, at Lincoln Memorial University. First serve is set for 1:00 p.m. in Harrogate, Tennessee.