MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. (Oct. 23) – Facing the reigning Atlantic Region champions, the Trojans fall by a 4-2 margin versus Charleston (WV) in non-conference play at John Neal Walker Tennis Center in the final match of the fall season on Sunday afternoon.

With the loss, the University of Mount Olive men's tennis team drops to 0-1 in dual match play after competing in three individual events in the fall. Meanwhile, the Golden Eagles improve to 2-0 overall after posting a 22-3 record last year and reaching Sweet Sixteen in the NCAA Tournament.

Charleston swept the doubles session on Sunday to secure the doubles point. At the first slot, junior Guilherme Zotin de Oliveira and freshman Daniel Hammond suffered a 7-5 loss against Lennert Stevens and Jowan Rawson. Junior Adam Ibrahim and senior Victor Nunez dropped a 7-6 (7-4) contest at the second position to Farhaan Patrawala and Marcelo Mifano Pinto. At third doubles, freshman Bram Poel and sophomore Elios Briand fell by a 6-4 margin to Jorge Perez Diaz and Krish Patel.

The Golden Eagles won four of the five singles match to secure the non-conference victory. de Oliveira suffered a 6-4, 6-3 loss to Perez Diaz at the first slot, while Nunez registered a 6-3, 6-3 win at second singles over Patrawala. Hammond collected a 6-3, 6-5 victory in the third position against Rawson and senior Israel Rodriguez Rojas dropped a 6-3, 6-2 match in the fourth slot to Patel. In fifth singles, Ibrahim fell by a 6-4, 6-4 margin to Mifano Pinto, while freshman Kabir Chhabria held a 6-4, 4-2 advantage in an unfinished match in the sixth position.