CLINTON, S.C. ? The Presbyterian College men's tennis team put forth a solid effort Sunday afternoon but fell by a 6-1 score to Coastal Carolina in a Big South Conference match.

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The Blue Hose fall to 4-10 on the year and 1-3 in conference play.

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Third-seeded Patrick Fediuk was the only student-athlete to pull off a victory for head coach Patric Hynes' team. Fediuk easily handled Dmitry Vlaskin by scores of 6-2, 6-4.

No. 1 seed Matthew Martin lost a 7-5 heartbreaker in the first set before rebounding to take set two by a 6-1 score against Ernesto Ramos. However, he was unable to pull off the third set, falling 10-6.

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At the No. 2 slot, Michael Nicol fell in straight sets, 6-1, 6-3, to German Perez. Freshman Zachary Sprouse dropped a hard fought decision to Plamen Tzvetkov 6-4, 6-0, at No. 4.

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Fifth-seeded Andrew Lee dropped his match to Dorian Sovic 7-5, 6-3. After losing the first set at No. 6 by a 6-1 score, Mark Cannatelli pushed Joseph Withers to the brink in the second set before falling 7-5.

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PC nearly captured the doubles point to start the match, but lost two close matches. At No. 2, Fediuk and Nicol pushed Tzvetkov and Vlaskin to extra points before succumbing 9-8.

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Third-seeded Brad Luciuk and Lee fell 8-5 to Withers and John Hairston. At the top spot, Srpouse and Martin were unable to defeat Perez and Ramos, losing 8-3.

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The Blue Hose return to action Tuesday afternoon when they play host to USC Upstate in a match that was postponed last week. The match begins at 3 p.m.

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