PIPPA PASSES, Ky. - - Playing its second former NAIA rival in as many matches, the men's tennis team at UVa-Wise stopped its two-match losing streak by cruising to a 9-0 victory over host Alice Lloyd in the Eagles' season opener.

Coach Danny Rowland's Cavaliers did not lose a set in singles play by claiming each match by scores of 6-0, 6-0. 

The Eagles only managed to pick up a game in a pair of doubles matches, losing 8-1 in both second and third doubles in the team's only non-conference affair of the year.  The remaining four matches will be against Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference foes.

The win was the third of the year for UVa-Wise who has also collected victories against West Virginia State and Southern Virginia University.

UVa-Wise will play its third consecutive NAIA opponent on Saturday when the team travels to face former fellow Appalachian Athletic Conference member Montreat College.

Complete results of today's match may be found below:

Doubles Play

Oleg Kopychenko/ Andrii Rutnytskyi (UVa-Wise) def. Dakota Boggs/Kaleb Haber (ALC) 8-0

Noah Aldridge/ Viktor Tunnikov (UVa-Wise) def. Kyler Hazlett/Mac Asher (ALC) 8-1

Brandon Moore/Charles Pollard (UVa-Wise) def. Zack Crawford/Tyler Kilbourn (ALC) 8-1

Singles Play

Andrii Rutnytskyi (UVa-Wise) def. Dakota Boggs (ALC) 6-0, 6-0

Viktor Tunnikov (UVa-Wise) def. Kaleb Haber (ALC) 6-0, 6-0

Oleg Kopychenko (UVa-Wise) def. Kyler Hazlett (ALC) 6-0, 6-0

Noah Aldridge (UVa-Wise) def. Mac Asher (ALC) 6-0, 6-0

Brandon Moore (UVa-Wise) def. Tyler Kilbourn (ALC) 6-0, 6-0

Charles Pollard (UVa-Wise) def. Devan Robinson (ALC) 6-0, 6-0