ELKINS – The Davis & Elkins College Men's Tennis team fell 8-1 in a non-conference contest with Salem University Monday afternoon at the Thomas Tennis Center.
 
The Senators struggled early on against the Tigers, with Obert Matthew Mulyadi and Jacob Bowman's point in their 8-1 loss to Ivan Aevalo and Landon Schultz-Zwahr being the only point scored for the hosts.
 
Once in single play, the Senators found themselves in a pair of tiebreakers at No. 1 and No. 2 singles.
 
Mulyadi got the better of his opponent in the No. 1 match defeating Patryk Garwacki 10-6 in the tiebreaker after winning 7-5 in the opening set and falling 3-6 in set two.
 
Andrew Shand was the other Senator to make a tiebreaker third set after winning 7-6 and falling 3-6 in the first two sets against Aevalo. Shand would eventually fall 10-8 to Aevalo in the tiebreaker.
 
The Senators will return to action on Friday against the Walsh University. The match is set for a 12 p.m. first serve in Morgantown.
 
Doubles
1. Patryk Garwacki/Gregor Lainer (SIU) def. Andrew Shand/Tristram Spitsnaugle (DE) 8-0
2. Ivan Aevalo/Landon Schultz-Zwahr (SIU) def. Obert Matthew Mulyadi/Jacob Bowman (DE) 8-1
3. Andres Padilla/Carlos Padilla (SIU) def. Mason Schoonover/Cody Turner (DE) 8-0
 
Singles
1. Obert Matthew Mulyadi (DE) def. Patryk Garwacki (SIU) 7-5, 3-6, 1-0 (6)
2. Ivan Aevalo (SIU) def. Andrew Shand (DE) 6-7 (5), 6-3, 1-0 (8)
3. Gregor Lainer (SIU) def. Tristram Spitsnaugle (DE) 6-4, 6-2
4. Andres Padilla (SIU) def. Jacob Bowman (DE) 6-2, 6-2
5. Landon Schultz-Zwahr (SIU) def. Mason Schoonover (DE) 6-1, 6-0
6. Carlos Padilla (SIU) def. Cody Turner (DE) 6-1, 6-1