BOX SCORE

CHENEY, Wash. – The Eastern Washington University men's tennis team hosted Weber State today (Mar. 7) at the Jim Thorpe Fieldhouse to a loss of 4-3. The Eagles now have an overall 1-9 and an 0-3 Big Sky Conference record while the Wildcats advance to 3-1 and 8-7 overall.

Mikayel Khachatryan and Martin Bats reach a two-match winning streak in doubles play after defeating both conference foes Northern Colorado and Weber State at the No. 2 spot.

"We fought a tough battle today after facing a good team who came prepared. My players fought hard but we just couldn't finish in the end," said head coach Jared Burnham. "I am proud of the resilience my players showed on the court today. We knew the conference was going to be competitive this season and I look forward to a strong performance tomorrow against Idaho State."

Following the match, the Eagles now catch a two-match losing streak and an overall series record of 9-12 against the Wildcats.

Singles Results
Kris Van Wyk def. Mikayel Khachatryan (6-1, 6-4)
Arthur Serafim def. Jeremy Mueller
Manuel Balce def. Bo-Han Li (6-2, 6-2)
Sebastian Buxman def. Bruno Ortega (6-3)
Wout Doumen def. Brendan Barr (7-6, 7-6)
Killian Sinclair def. Martin Bats (3-6, 6-3, 6-4)

Doubles Results
Wyk/Li def. Jeremy Mueller/Manuel Balce (7-6)
Mikayel Khachatryan/Martin Bats def. Buxman/Serafim (6-4)
Bruno Ortega/Wout Doumen def. Walkusz/Barr (7-5)

WHAT'S NEXT

The Eagles play host to Idaho State tomorrow (Mar. 8) at the Jim Thorpe Fieldhouse set to start at 12 p.m. PT.