FARMVILLE, Va. — Junior Gabriel Cucalon won his sixth straight singles match for the North Carolina Central University men's tennis team in a 6-1 non-conference loss at Longwood University Friday.
 
Cucalon needed three sets to garner his victory from the No. 2 position in the Eagles lineup. He eventually dispatched freshman Raisei Sakai by a score of 6-4, 2-6, 6-3. Cucalon is now tied with sophomore teammate Theofanis Kontopoulos with nine singles wins.
 
Kontopoulos had a six-match win streak of his own come to an end by the racket of reigning Big South Freshman of the Year sophomore Amadeo Blasco, who improved to 14-5 with the 6-2, 6-1 win atop the lineup.
 
Junior No. 3 Sebastian Bromley also competed in a three-set battle for NCCU, but freshman Valentin Popescu rallied for the 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 triumph.
 
The Lancers won the bottom three singles matches in straight sets to complete the victory. Longwood improved to 10-8 on the season.
 
The Eagles earned a No. 3 doubles win by the sophomore duo of Pablo Juez Torres and Brooks Campbell. The prevailed 6-4 for their sixth win together.
 
However, Longwood won the top bout 6-4 and then Blasco and Sakai edged Cucalon and Bromley, 7-5, to secure the first team point.
 
NCCU (2-13) next hosts North Carolina A&T State University in a pivotal Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Southern Division showdown on Saturday at 10 a.m. The Eagles were scheduled to host Hampton University on Saturday, but that match has been rescheduled for Sunday, April 22 due to inclement weather.