Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 Claremont, CA - The N.C. Wesleyan men's tennis team faced a challenging slate of matches in Claremont, California, taking on two nationally ranked opponents. The Bishops battled against No. 1 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and No. 13 Amherst but fell short in both contests, losing 6-1 in each match.

In the matchup against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, the Bishops struggled to gain momentum against the top-ranked team in the nation. The Stags swept all three doubles matches, with the No. 1 duo of Luca Knese and Albert Sitwell falling 6-3, while Martin Cardestig and Logan Stoltz dropped their match at No. 2 doubles, 6-2. Bernardo Messineo and Diego Segovia also fell 6-2 at No. 3 doubles.

In singles play, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps continued to dominate, claiming five of six matches. Luca Knese fell at No. 1 singles, 6-1, 6-2, while Diego Segovia was defeated 6-0, 6-0 at No. 2. Bohdan Zhylchuk battled at No. 3 singles, forcing a third-set tiebreak before ultimately falling 6-3, 3-6, [10-4]. The most competitive match of the day came at No. 5 singles, where Messineo took Claremont's Settles to two tiebreakers before narrowly losing 7-6 (13-11), 7-6 (7-4). Stoltz also fought hard at No. 6, pushing the match to a deciding super tiebreaker before falling 6-2, 5-7, [13-11].

Against No. 13 Amherst, the Bishops faced another uphill battle. Amherst claimed the doubles point with victories at No. 1 and No. 3, while Cardestig and Messineo secured Wesleyan's lone doubles win with a 6-4 victory at No. 2.

In singles action, Luca Knese fell at No. 1 by a score of 6-3, 6-2, while Segovia suffered a tough 6-3, 7-6 (7-0) loss at No. 2. Zhylchuk dropped his match at No. 3, 6-3, 6-2, and Messineo retired at No. 4. Alvaro Gomez fought hard at No. 5 but fell 6-1, 6-3, while Cardestig picked up Wesleyan's lone singles win at No. 6, rallying for a 5-7, 6-3, [10-0] victory.