SAVANNAH, GA – Facing the second Division I opponent of the season, the 19^th-ranked SCAD men's tennis team fell 6-1 to College of Charleston Friday afternoon at Bacon Park.  With the win the Cougars improve to 1-1, while the Bees fall to 1-2 overall.
 
College of Charleston jumped out to an early lead sweeping all three of the doubles matches to earn the first point of the match. 

The Bees battled back in singles play led by Kenta Naka. After dropping the first set at number one singles, Naka won the second the third set to even the score at 1-1.  After dropping the first set, Sean Haju won the second set 6-4 to even the score, before dropping the third set giving the Cougars at 2-1 lead. 
College of Charleston won the other matches in straight sets for the 6-1 win.
 
The men will be back in action tomorrow, February 7, in a conference match-up against Southeastern. Match is scheduled for 2 p.m. at Bacon Park,
 

Box Score

Doubles:
Yulin Liu/Sean Hajdu V. Brice Allanic/ Alon Faiman 6-2 (COC)
Kenta Naka/ Joao Frietas V. Charlie Ghriskey/ Zack Lewis 6-4 (COC)
Josh Tewes-McCoy / Zack White V. Vasily Kichigin/ Garrett Gordon 6-1 (COC)
 
Singles:
Kenta Naka V. Brice Allanic 5-7, 6-1, 10-8 (SCAD)
Joao Freitas V. Charlie Ghriskey 6-1, 6-1 (COC)
Yulin Liu V. Vasily Kichigin 6-4, 6-2 (COC)
Sean Hajdu v. Zack Lewis 6-2, 4-6, 6-0 (COC)
Josh Tewes-McCoy V. Alon Faiman 6-2, 6-1 (COC)
Zack White v. Garrett Gordon 6-0, 6-1 (COC)