JMU Edged by Morgan State, 4-3

Friday, February 12

Baltimore, Md.

6 p.m.

James Madison University

Morgan State

2/12/2016 6:28:00 PM | Men's Tennis

BALTIMORE, Md. – James Madison men's tennis dropped a 4-3 battle at Morgan State on Friday as the Bears won four of six singles matches.

JMU fell to 1-1 on the season while Morgan State improved to 2-4 in duals.

The Dukes edged the Bears in doubles play, winning two of three matches to earn the opening point. Senior Robert Stirling and freshman Tristan Stitt, the reigning Colonial Athletic Association Doubles Team of the Week, won 6-3 at the No. 1 position over Arjun Ramakrishnan and Jeremy Field, and the senior-junior duo of Maxi Branth and Brett Moorhead defeated Treajh Ferguson and Felix Andre 6-4 at the No. 3 position.

Moorhead took down Andre again in singles action, winning in two sets (7-6(5), 6-4) at the No. 4 position. Junior captain Sebastian Salinas flipped the scoring for his own two-set win (6-4, 7-6(5)) over Ferguson at No. 1 singles.

At No. 6 singles, Branth's comeback bid fell just short as he took Lucas Krusinski the full three sets (6-2, 3-6, 6-3).

The Dukes are back on the courts tomorrow as they head to State College, Pa., to face No. 47 Penn State at 4 p.m.

QUOTING HEAD COACH STEVE SECORD
"This was a frustrating loss. We had our chances, but didn't play with the necessary urgency at some spots. I'm pleased we earned the doubles point, as many matches moving forward are going to be tight. We are going to learn how to fight and take advantage of our opportunities."

FULL RESULTS
Doubles