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GREENVILLE, N.C. — Sophomore Theofanis Kontopoulos picked up the lone point for the visiting North Carolina Central University men's tennis team in a 6-1 loss to East Carolina University at the River Birch Tennis Center Sunday afternoon.
 
Kontopoulos moved into the top position in the Eagles lineup for the first time in his collegiate career and he was successful with a 6-4, 6-4 triumph over junior Vlad Anghel. Kontopoulos (1-3) is moves back over .500 in dual matches over his first two seasons at NCCU with a 12-11 record.
 
The Pirates won the other four singles matches contested in straight sets to secure the team victory. Junior Gabriel Cucalon gave NCCU its next best chance at a point, losing a narrow 7-6 (4), 6-4 battle at No. 2 to junior Will Bissett.
 
Sophomore No. 3 Austin Allen (3-0) topped junior Sebastian Bromley (6-3, 6-0) to remain undefeated in dual matches along with Bissett (4-0). In the final two matches, Senior Freddie McGeehan knocked off sophomore Pablo Juez Torres and freshman Wisse Jonker defeated sophomore Brooks Campbell by matching 6-2, 6-2 scores.
 
The Eagles forfeited No. 6 singles and No. 3 doubles with only five active players.
 
ECU (8-1) – winners of four straight matches – got on the board first by winning doubles. Jonker and sophomore Javier Renones secured the point with a 6-4 triumph on the second court over Kontopoulos and Juez Torres. In another tight battle, junior Ronny Georgi and senior Kasey Countee outlasted Cucalon and Bromley, 7-5.
 
NCCU next hosts Coppin State University on Monday at Noon.