CHATTANOOGA, Tn – In the first of three matches in the Volunteer State, the No. 9 UIndy men's tennis team fell to NAIA No. 2 Tennessee Wesleyan 6-1. 

After falling short in the opening doubles point, the Greyhounds couldn't keep pace with the Bulldogs in singles play, with the lone win coming from Mathieu Derache. 

INS AND OUTS
TWU was on the board first in doubles, picking up wins on courts #2 and #3. Mario Monclus and Agustin Gaia downed No. 49 Tadeo Gaggiofatto and Zaid Shelbaya 6-2 at #2 doubles for the opening strike. Nicolas Campos and Serafin Zund outlasted Vladislav Gorbatenko and Jovan Matovic 6-4 at #3 doubles to clinch doubles. No. 19 Asier Ayllon Prado and Mathieu Derache picked up the lone doubles win for UIndy, taking down Lucas Grana and Lucas Perez 7-6 at #1 doubles. 

In singles play, Grana got the Bulldogs a 2-0 after defeating No. 9 Ayllon Prado 6-4, 6-2 on court #1. Derache countered the deficit with a 6-2, 6-3 win at #3 doubles, putting the Hounds within one. TWU gained more steam with Zund's 6-2, 7-6 victory over No. 16 Gaggiofatto at #2 singles. The final result for the Bulldogs came from court #5, where Asier Pascual took down Shelbaya 6-3, 6-2. 

UP NEXT
The Hounds will be back in action this Tuesday, March 10, for a matchup with No. 15 Catawba at 12 PM.