Annapolis, Md. (January 27, 2024)--The Mount St. Mary's men's tennis team opened the Spring season with a 6-1 setback at Navy on Saturday.  The Mount's Victor Mignot provided the point with a three-set win at the No. 5 singles spot in the lineup.

The Midshipmen (4-0) swept the three doubles matches to earn the doubles point and a 1-0 lead.  The Mount's duo of Aaron Thompson and Luke Papayoanou fell 7-5 at No. 3 doubles in the closest match in doubles competition.  In singles play, Mignot produced a 6-1, 2-6, 6-3 win over Aaron Gu at No. 5 singles for the Mount's win.  Thompson fell in a hard-fought match at No. 4 singles, falling 6-3, 6-7 (6-8), 1-0 (10-3) while Akarsh Gaonkar was also edged in a tough match at No. 2 singles by Steve Nguyen, 6-4, 5-7, 1-0 (10-4).

The Mount returns to the court tomorrow at Drexel.

NAVY 6, MOUNT ST. MARY'S 1

SINGLES
1.    Legaspi, Herrick (NAVY) def. Stevens, Elliot (MOUNT) 6-3, 6-0
2.    Nguyen, Steve (NAVY) def. Gaonkar, Akarsh (MOUNT) 6-4, 5-7, 1-0 (10-4)
3.    Nguyen, Nathan (NAVY) def. Zachiotis, Filippos (MOUNT) 6-2, 7-5
4.    Kim, Jason (NAVY) def. Thompson, Aaron (MOUNT) 6-3, 6-7 (6-8), 1-0 (10-3)
5.    Mignot, Victor (MOUNT) def. Gu, Aaron (NAVY) 6-1, 2-6, 6-3
6.    Buckingham, Graydon (NAVY) def. Karnibad, Jarrett (MOUNT) 6-3, 6-1

DOUBLES
1.    Legaspi, Herrick/Nguyen, Nathan (NAVY) def. Karnibad, Jarrett/Zachiotis, Filippos (MOUNT) 6-0
2.    McNair, Matthew/Nguyen, Nicholas (NAVY) def. Mignot, Victor/Stevens, Elliot (MOUNT) 6-3
3.    Liu, Eric/Quattro, Zach (NAVY) def. Thompson, Aaron/Papayoanou, Luke (MOUNT) 7-5