Box Score HILTON HEAD, S.C. – The Davis & Elkins College Men's Tennis team fell to Chowan 9-0 on Sunday to open up the spring break trip to the Palmetto state.
 
The Senators had a couple tight matches, with the tightest battle coming at No. 2 doubles. Andrew Shand and Tristram Spitsnaugle pushed Chowan's pairing of Mariano Yeh and Mateusz Izycki, before falling 8-6.
 
Spitsnaugle also had a tight match in singles play at the No. 4 spot. Spitsnaugle fell to Rafael Goncalves 6-4 in set one and then 6-3 in set two.
 
Obert Matthew Mulyadi also had a tight singles match in the No. 1 matchup. Mulyadi fell to Ghassan Alansi 6-3 in the first set but forced an extra point out of Alansi in the second set before falling 7-5.
 
Alejandro Meseguer fell 7-5 in his opening set of the No. 2 singles match against Adi Kaliakperov, but Meseguer fell 6-2 in the second set.
 
The Senators will look to rebound on Tuesday, as Davis & Elkins takes on Lawrence Tech. The match is set for a 2:45 p.m. start in Hilton Head.
 
Doubles
1. Ghassan Alansi/Adi Kaliakperov (CHOWAN) def. Matthew Mulyadi/Alejandro Meseguer (DE) 8-1
2. Mariano Yeh/Mateusz Izycki (CHOWAN) def. Andrew Shand/Tristram Spitsnaugle (DE) 8-6
3. Rafael Goncalves/Louis Proulx (CHOWAN) def. Jacob Bowman/Cody Turner (DE) 8-0

Singles
1. Ghassan Alansi (CHOWAN) def. Matthew Mulyadi (DE) 6-3, 7-5
2. Adi Kaliakperov (CHOWAN) def. Alejandro Meseguer (DE) 7-5, 6-2
3. Mateusz Izycki (CHOWAN) def. Andrew Shand (DE) 6-2, 6-1
4. Rafael Goncalves (CHOWAN) def. Tristram Spitsnaugle (DE) 6-4, 6-3
5. Mariano Yeh (CHOWAN) def. Jacob Bowman (DE) 6-1, 6-0
6. Louis Proulx (CHOWAN) def. Cody Turner (DE) 6-0, 6-1