DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The No. 14-ranked Wayne State University men's tennis team (8-3) fell at No. 17-ranked Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University on Sunday afternoon.  Following the loss, the Green and Gold hold an 8-3 ledger.

HOW IT HAPPENED
DOUBLES
The WSU men's tennis squad captured two wins to earn the doubles point.

In the No. 1 position, the duo of Cedric Drenth (Sulzbach, Germany / Altkönigschule Kronberg) and George Day (Southampton, United Kingdom / Peter Symonds College) continued to be stellar in doubles competition, prevailing 7-5 over Michele Iftimie and Jashua Nuyts.

Sam Knowles (North Shields, Tyne and Wear, England / King's Priory School) and Tom Wasner (Altenholz, Germany / Friedrichsort Community School) downed Enrico Rosellini and Alvaro Diaz Rodrigo by a mark of 7-6 (10-8) in the No. 2 doubles spot.

Benjamin Hill (Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany / Burgau-Gymnasium) and Luis Klaus (Brühl, Germany / Archbishop's St. Ursula gymnasium [TH Köln]) faltered in the No. 3 slot as they fell to Wilson Igbinovia and Mason Cisco 6-3.

SINGLES
Competing in the No. 6 position, Knowles was the lone WSU student-athlete to nab a victory in singles competition.  The freshman topped Cisco 6-3, 6-4.

Drenth and Day both fell in the No. 1 and No. 2 positions respectively.  Drenth was defeated by Igbinovia 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 while Day was bested by Nuyts 5-7, 7-5, 6-4.

Wasner, in the No. 3 spot, fell 7-5, 6-0 to Rosellini.  The freshman led 4-3 in the first set, but was unable to capitalize as the Eagle prevailed.

After winning the first set 7-6 (7-4), Hill could not claim another, as Diaz Rodrigo owned the next two.  The ERAU student-athlete won 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) in the aforementioned final two sets.

After losing the first set 6-4, Klaus forced a tie-breaker set after his 6-1 triumph in the second.  The Warrior battled with Iftimie in the final set, ultimately falling 7-6 (10-8).

FROM HEAD COACH BRYAN MORROW
"Hard-fought loss today, the guys fought like crazy.  The weather was definitely challenging for both teams, playing through some hot and humid conditions.  It was a great college tennis match as both teams played very well.  Embry-Riddle is a very solid team and are very well coached.  The match had a great college atmosphere.  It was a great match and although we came up a little short, I am still very proud of the way that the boys competed and played."

UP NEXT
The WSU men's tennis squad will return to the court on Tuesday, March 11, as the Warriors will compete at Flagler College.  The match is scheduled for a 12:00 PM start at the Pollard Tennis Center.