DURHAM, N.C. – North Carolina Central University junior Hugo Hidalgo Vega collects another singles victory in back-to-back matches in a 6-1 loss to the University of North Carolina at Asheville on Saturday afternoon.

NCCU (3-8) played its second match in three days following an identical score and result against BYU on Thursday.

Junior Oliver Saarinen and sophomore Kareem Abdul Hakim's match was the only doubles competition that went unfinished. Hidalgo Vega and freshman Leo Fortier-Gariepy fell 6-2 in No.2 Doubles. Sophomores Naresh Bharathy and Neiman Sneed dropped No.3 Doubles with the same score.

Hidalgo Vega defeated UNC Asheville's Sam Nicholson 6-2 in the first set followed by a 3-0 lead before Nicholson retired the match and couldn't finish competing.

Abdul Hakim suffered a 6-3, 6-1 loss in No.2 Singles while Fortier-Gariepy dropped his 6-4, 6-2 match in No.3 Singles. Bharathy fell in a pair of 6-2 sets against his opponent.

UNC Asheville (8-3) collected two more singles victories as Saarinen and redshirt freshman Lucas Artigas couldn't complete their matches and retired.

The Eagles will travel to the College of Charleston during Spring Break in a match set for Tuesday, March 5 at noon.

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