CHARLESTON, W.Va. -  The Davis & Elkins College Men's Tennis team fell to the University of Findlay 7-2 Friday afternoon in Great Midwest Athletic Conference action at the Charleston Indoor Tennis Center.
 
The Senators fell behind 3-0 after doubles play in the match which was moved to Charleston from Elkins due to the snowy conditions on campus.
 
Two doubles pairings for the Senators fell by scores of 8-4. Andrew Shand and Tristram Spitsnaugle fell by the 8-4 score at No. 1 doubles to Carlos Blanco and Nicholas Kopylec.
 
In No. 2 doubles, Obert Matthew Mulyadi and Jacob Bowman dropped their match 8-4 to Jorge Barnuevo and Ivaylo Slavov.
 
In singles play, Mulyadi and Shand both picked up victories in their respective matches at No. 1 and No. 2.
 
Mulyadi won his opening set 6-3 to Kopylec but dropped the second set 6-0. In the third set tiebreaker, Mulyadi needed extra points to clinch the victory, eventually winning 11-9.
 
Shand did not need a third set in his match, picking up his first victory in the No. 2 position with a 7-5, 6-4 victory over Barnuevo.
 
Spitsnaugle had the closest match in the defeats for the Senators in singles action, falling 6-3, 6-2 to Blanco.
 
The Senators will be back in action on Saturday, as they travel to Canton, Ohio to take on Walsh University. The match is set for a noon start against the Cavaliers.
 
Doubles
1. Carlos Blanco / Nicholas Kopylec (UF) def. Andrew Shand / Tristram Spitsnaugle (DE) 8-4
2. Jorge Barnuevo / Ivaylo Slavov (UF) def. Matthew Mulyadi / Jacob Bowman (DE) 8-4
3. Trevor Majdalani / Sergio Palacio (UF) def. Cody Turner / Mason Schoonover (DE) 8-1
 
Singles
1. Matthew Mulyadi (DE) def. Nicholas Kopylec (UF) 6-3, 0-6, 1-0 (11-9)
2. Andrew Shand (DE) def. Jorge Barnuevo (UF) 7-5, 6-4
3. Carlos Blanco (UF) def. Tristram Spitsnaugle (DE) 6-3, 6-2
4. Ivaylo Slavov (UF) def. Mason Schoonover (DE) 6-2, 6-0
5. Trevor Majdalani (UF) def. Jacob Bowman (DE) 6-1, 6-0
6. Sergio Palacio (UF) def. Cody Turner (DE) 6-2, 6-0