VILLANOVA, Pa. — The Wagner men's tennis team lost a close road match to Villanova on Saturday, ultimately falling short 4-3 against the Wildcats.

The Seahawks took the early 1-0 lead after winning the doubles point, but that doubles point did not come easy. Graduate student Gabriele Zugarelli and sophomore Joshua Zhao dropped their set 1-6 on court 2, putting the Seahawks in a hole. But graduate student Tom Lamers and senior Sebastian Dobson evened it up with a 6-3 win on court 3. Then, in a tight match that went the distance, sophomore Eddie Schmidt and redshirt freshman Lukas Escher won 7-6 on the fifth tiebreaker point, securing the doubles point.

Afterwards, Wagner struggled in the singles round. Only Schmidt and Escher were able to win their singles matches on courts 1 and 2 respectively, while Villlanova won the matches on courts 4 through 6 in straight sets. Once the Wildcats won on court 6, the match was over. Escher's win came too late, and the final team score read 4-3 for the hosts.

The final results are shown below.

Doubles:
- Eddie Schmidt/Lukas Escher def. Cooper Gordon/Ethan Carr (7-6 (5))
- Thomas Wakefield/Kush Anand def. Gabriele Zugarelli/Joshua Zhao (6-1)
- Tom Lamers/Sebastian Dobson def. Jack Sherner/Quincey Jones (6-3)

Singles:
- Eddie Schmidt def. Cooper Gordon (3-6, 6-2, 6-2)
- Lukas Escher def. Will Monahan (5-7, 7-6(5), 6-3)
- Thomas Wakefield def. Tom Lamers (6-0, 3-6, 6-4)
- Ethan Carr def. Vibhu Challagundla (6-1, 6-1)
- Kush Anand def. Joshua Zhao (6-2, 6-4)
- Cameron Kreup def. Sebastian Dobson (6-1, 6-0)

The Seahawks will return to the courts on Saturday, Feb. 14, when they travel to the Bronx and take on Fordham.