GREENVILLE, N.C. — Sophomore Thanos Spyropoulos and junior Miles Clark earned two points for the North Carolina Central University men's tennis team in a 5-2 neutral-site loss to UNC Asheville on Saturday at the East Carolina University Indoor Tennis Center.
 
Clark picked up wins in both singles and doubles for the Eagles.
 
The Rancho Cucamonga, California, native started his day by partnering with sophomore Amit Baran for a 7-5 triumph in the third doubles match. Clark and Baran won their second straight doubles match to move over .500 on the season together at 2-1.
 
Clark then added his first singles victory representing the maroon and gray after transferring to NCCU this semester from Riverside City College. He outlasted sophomore Quinn Fender in straight set scores of 6-3, 7-6 (3).
 
Spyropoulos needed three sets to clinch his first win of the season.
 
Playing atop NCCU's lineup, Spyropoulos netted his marquee 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 triumph over junior Charlie Morkel, who is a reigning Big South Conference Second Team All-Conference honoree.
 
Senior Sebastian Bromley also had to face an All-BSC award winner in his 6-2, 6-0 loss to sophomore No. 4 Leo Bierbaum.
 
In a couple other close matches, sophomore No. 2 Sirawit Daosaengsawang needed a first set tiebreaker win to edge Baran by a score of 7-6 (4), 6-1 and junior No. 6 Finlay Ray McFadyen squeaked out a couple set wins by just two games apiece in holding off senior Pablo Juez Torres by a 7-5, 6-4 margin.
 
A couple 6-4 wins in the first two doubles courts clinched the doubles point for the Bulldogs as UNC Asheville starts its season 1-0.
 
NC Central (0-3) will next play at Elon University on Friday, Feb. 7 at 2 p.m.