CONWAY, S.C. - Georgia Southern men's tennis fell to UNC-Wilmington 6-1 on Saturday afternoon in Conway, South Carolina. The Eagles fall to 8-5 on the season, while UNCW improved to 6-2 on the season.

UNCW jumped out to a 1-0 lead in doubles play, winning on courts one and three. Valentin Dun and Carlos Garcia won their doubles match 6-3 to split, before the Seahawks took the point on court three.

In singles play Jaap Aaldering scored the lone point for the Eagles, winning on court six 4-6, 6-3, 6-3. The Eagles will continue the weekend with a conference match against Coastal Carolina.

WHAT COACH KONING HAD TO SAY
"We gave ourselves a lot of opportunities, but didn't convert enough of them. Overall a good fight, looking forward to playing our first conference match tomorrow."

RESULTS
Singles
Caula def. Pascal Wagemaker 6-0, 6-7, 6-0
Rasamatow def. Murphy McCullough 7-6. 6-2
Hurtado def. Tao Castillo 6-4, 6-7, 10-8
Copeland def. Valentin Dun 6-2, 6-2
Sprouieri def. Alexander Roumpis 7-6, 6-1
Jaap Aaldering def. Dransfeld 4-6, 6-3, 6-3

Doubles
Caula/Sprouieri def. Roumpis/McCullough 6-4
Dun/Garcia def. Hurtado/Copeland 6-3
Dranfeld/Rasamatov def. Castillo/Wagemaker 7-6