YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. – The Carson-Newman (1-5) men's tennis team fell 9-0 to Young Harris (1-1) Sunday afternoon.

"Although the team score doesn't reflect it," Carson-Newman head tennis coach Jean Love said, "the guys played better than they did in the last match against Tennessee Wesleyan."

The Eagles battled hard in singles play. In the no. 3 position, Stefano Daza took Brecht Vangrinsven to a 6-4, 4-6, 10-8 final.

Joao Pedro Oliveria (Brazil) fell just shy of victory at no. 2 singles; the match finished 6-4, 6-3 in favor of Sebastian Edin. In the no. 5 spot, Austin Mackay (Oak Ridge, Tenn.) dropped a 6-4, 6-2 contest to Abel Pigache.

In doubles play, the team of Mackay and Daza fought hard at no. 2 before being toppled by Sebastian Edin and William Edin 8-4. In the no. 3 spot, Daniel Douglas (Knoxville, Tenn.) and Lee Presson lost 8-3 to Sebastian Dartnell and Martin Harach.

"We will continue to stay focused on the process," Love said, "and get better."

The Eagles host Lee at the Carson-Newman Tennis Complex Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 1:30 p.m.