BALTIMORE, Md. – Morgan State men's tennis held off James Madison for an impressive 4-3 victory on Friday as the Bears won four of six singles matches.
 
Morgan State improved to 2-4 in duals while JMU fell to 1-1 on the season.
 
The Dukes edged the Bears in doubles play, winning two of three matches to earn the opening point. Robert Stirling and Tristan Stitt won 6-3 at the No. 1 position over Arjun Ramakrishnan and Jeremy Field, and Maxi Branth and Brett Moorhead defeated Treajh Ferguson and Felix Andre 6-4 at the No. 3 position.
 
Jeremy Field took down Robert Stirling in singles action, winning in two sets (6-4, 7-6(5)) at the No. 2 position. Evan Ward posted his own two-set win (6-3, 6-1) over Tristan Stitt at No. 3 singles.
 
At No. 6 singles, Lucas Krusinski shut the door on Branth's comeback bid as a he posted a win after a full three sets (6-2, 3-6, 6-3).

QUOTING HEAD COACH MATT TOWNES
"The guys stepped up to pull off the upset victory, even after losing the doubles point. After losing the double point, I told the guys two things; we're at home, and play with confidence. They were able to win 4 out of 6 singles and made sure we protected our house. We are growing and getting better every day in practice, and the results showed today. It was a nice win."
 
Next Up: The Bears are back on the courts tomorrow afternoon when they travel to face George Washington for a 1 p.m. match.
  
FULL RESULTS
Doubles
1) Stirling/Stitt def. Ramakrishnan/Field 6-3
2) Ward/Krusinski def. Ruzic/Salinas 6-4
3) Branth/Moorhead def. Ferguson/Andre 6-4

Singles
1) Sebastian Salinas def. Treajh Ferguson 6-1, 6-3
2) Jeremy Field def. Robert Stirling 6-4, 7-6(5)
3) Evan Ward def. Tristan Stitt 6-3, 6-1
4) Brett Moorhead def. Felix Andre 7-6(5), 6-4
5) Arjun Ramakrishnan def. Miljan Ruzic 7-6(6), 6-2
6) Lucas Krusinski def. Maxi Branth 6-2, 3-6, 6-3