Competing in its final match of a spring break trip to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina on Thursday, the Malone men's tennis team lost a 7-2 contest to Trine (IN) University.  With the setback, Malone now stands at 1-10 overall on the season while Trine improved to 6-2 for the year.

Nate Davis, playing at #1 singles, earned yet another singles win on the season with a hard-fought 6-3, 6-7, 1-0 victory. In addition, Alex Steinmetz and Brett Krejci, playing at #2 doubles, also posted a victory.

Scores for the match were as follows:

Singles:

     Malone                            Trine                           Winner                Score
1. Nate Davis                      Joe Dunbar               Malone                6-3, 6-7, 1-0
2. Alex Steinmetz                Dan Desper              Trine                    6-1, 6-3 
3. Joss Celuch                    David Murray             Trine                    6-0, 6-0
4. Brett Krejci                      Joey Clark                  Trine                    6-2, 6-2
5. Andrew Rearick             Nick Ihrie                    Trine                    6-1, 6-3
6. Michael Berry                 Zach Richardson      Trine                    6-0, 6-1

Doubles:

     Malone                            Trine                              Winner               Score
1. Davis/Celuch                  Dunbar/Desper           Trine                   8-2
2. Steinmetz/Krejci             Clark/Richardson       Malone               8-3
3. Rearick/Berry                  Murray/Ihrie                  Trine                   8-3

Malone will next compete in an away match at the University of Mt. Union on March 27th (3:30 p.m.).