The University of Mary Washington men's tennis team split its Saturday matches with \#11 North Carolina Wesleyan College and Averett University. The Eagles fell in the morning to the Bishops, 8-1, before topping the Cougars, 7-2.

Freshman Will Apperson provided the Eagles with their only point in the NC Wesleyan match, winning at four singles, 6-2, 6-4.

The Eagles swept all three doubles matches against Averett, before picking up wins at 1, 4, 5, and 6 singles.

The Eagles will host the University of Chicago on Friday at 3:30 p.m.

\#11 N.C. Wesleyan 8, \#23 Mary Washington 1

Singles competition
1. Antti Saari (NCWC) def. Kaz Murata (UMW) 6-1, 6-3
2. Kalle Nikunen (NCWC) def. Sam Wichlin (UMW) 7-5, 3-6, 10-7
3. Alexey Rumyantsev (NCWC) def. Riley Baver (UMW) 6-0, 2-6, 10-8
4. Will Apperson (UMW) def. Fred Lemongo (NCWC) 6-2, 6-4
5. Artsiom Prostak (NCWC) def. Evan Goff (UMW) 6-4, 6-4
6. Clayton Sonn (NCWC) def. Brian Hope (UMW) 6-2, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Anton Filonov/Antti Saari (NCWC) def. Evan Goff/Kaz Murata (UMW) 8-3
2. Marcelo Prata/Artsiom Prostak (NCWC) def. Andrew Frisk/Brian Hope (UMW) 8-4
3. Clayton Sonn/Alexey Rumyantsev (NCWC) def. Riley Baver/Sam Wichlin (UMW) 8-1

Mary Washington 7, Averett University 2

Singles competition
1. RUIZ, Xavier (AUM) def. Sam Wichlin (UMW) 7-6 (8-6), 3-6, 7-6 (8-4)
2. Kaz Murata (UMW) def. LEMBKE, Davis (AUM) 6-1, 6-2
3. ORLOV, Kiril (AUM) def. Riley Baver (UMW) 2-6, 7-6 (8-6), 10-5
4. Evan Goff (UMW) def. FAIDUTTI, Bruno (AUM) 6-2, 6-1
5. Brian Hope (UMW) def. BASON, Perry (AUM) 6-1, 6-0
6. Andrew Frisk (UMW) def. No player (AUM), by default

Doubles competition
1. Evan Goff/Kaz Murata (UMW) def. LEMBKE, Davis/RUIZ, Xavier (AUM) 8-5
2. Brian Hope/Andrew Frisk (UMW) def. ORLOV, Kiril/FAIDUTTI, Bruno (AUM) 8-6
3. Riley Baver/Sam Wichlin (UMW) def. No player/No player (AUM), by default