WASHINGTON - Morgan State men's tennis was downed by George Washington, 6-1, at the Southeast Tennis Center on Saturday afternoon.
 
The Colonials (2-2) quickly grabbed the doubles point to secure a 1-0 lead after the top duo of Julius Tverijonas and Danil Zelenkov took a decisive 6-1 win over Jeremy Field and Arjun Ramakrishnan. Cahit Kapukiran and Chris Reynolds posted a 6-2 triumph over Felix Andre and Treajh Ferguson at No. 3 to clinch the point and suspend the second-flight match.
 
In singles play, Ferguson fell 6-2, 6-2 to Tverijonas at the top spot to extend GW's lead to 2-0. Chris Fletcher downed Ward, 6-2, 6-3, at No. 3, before Andre dropped to Christos Hadjigeorgiou to clinch the match for the Colonials at the No. 4 slot, 6-2, 6-1.
 
Morgan State (2-5) earned its lone point at the No. 2 position when Jeremy Field recorded a 6-2, 7-5 win against Zelenkov, before Kapukiran handed Lucas Krusinski a 6-1 loss at No. 6 to finish the day.
 
The Bears return to action Friday, March 4 when they visit Johns Hopkins.
 
George Washington 6, Morgan State 1
Doubles
1. Tverijonas/Zelenkov (GW) def. Fields/Ramakrishnan (MSU) 6-1
2. Ward/Krusinski (MSU) vs. Fletcher/Sala (GW) 5-3, unfinished
3. Kapukiran/Reynolds (GW) def. Andre/Ferguson (MSU) 6-2
 
Singles
1. Julius Tverijonas (GW) def. Treajh Ferguson (MSU) 6-2, 6-2
2. Jeremy Field (MSU) def. Danil Zelenkov (GW) 6-2, 7-5
3. Chris Fletcher (GW) def. Evan Ward (MSU) 6-2, 6-3
4. Christos Hadjigeorgiou (GW) def. Felix Andre (MSU) 6-2, 6-1
5. Chris Reynolds (GW) def. Arjun Ramakrishnan (MSU) 6-2, 6-3
6. Cahit Kapukiran (GW) def. Lucas Krusinski (MSU) 6-4, 7-6 (8-6)