The 23rd ranked University of Mary Washington men's tennis team dropped a 5-4 decision to ninth-ranked Carnegie Mellon University on Saturday at the Battleground. The Eagles fall to 5-9 overall.

The Eagles opened the match by winning at one and two doubles, with Kaz Murata and Evan Goff winning at one, 8-5, and Brian Hope and Andrew Frisk winning at two, 8-3. Freshman Sam Wichlin won at one singles in three sets, and Murata won at two singles in three sets as well for the Eagles' four points.

Mary Washington will visit Christopher Newport University on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.

Carnegie Mellon 5, Mary Washington 4
Mar 27, 2010 at Fredericksburg, Va.

Singles competition
1. Sam Wichlin (UMW) def. Alex Nemerov (CMU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
2. Kaz Murata (UMW) def. Bobby MacTaggart (CMU) 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
3. James Muliawan (CMU) def. Will Apperson (UMW) 6-3, 6-1
4. Duke Miller (CMU) def. Riley Baver (UMW) 6-2, 6-2
5. Jon Spero (CMU) def. Evan Goff (UMW) 6-4, 6-2
6. Jeremy King (CMU) def. Andrew Frisk (UMW) 6-4, 6-4

Doubles competition
1. Evan Goff/Kaz Murata (UMW) def. Nikola Ljuboja/James Muliawan (CMU) 8-5
2. Andrew Frisk/Brian Hope (UMW) def. Jeremy King/Duke Miller (CMU) 8-3
3. Alex Nemerov/Bobby MacTaggart (CMU) def. Will Apperson/Riley Baver (UMW) 8-4