FREDERICKSBURG, Va. -- All four doubles tandems advanced to the Round of 16 and two Christopher Newport men's tennis players are still alive in the championship singles draw after the first day of competition at the 2019 ITA Southeast Regional Championships. 

The Captains were led by senior Dominic Lacombe and newcomer Scotty Hunter in Friday's opening round performance. Both of the Captains went 2-0 in singles play and 1-0 in doubles action in the championship draw. 

Lacombe, the top seed in this year's Intercollegiate Tennis Association Regional Championships, won both of his matches in singles play to advance to the Round of 16 Saturday. He downed Virginia Wesleyan's Timothy Tep (6-1, 6-2) and Mary Washington's Joseph Brown (6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-2) to advance. He also paired with Alec Strause to earn an 8-3 win over Franklin & Marshall's Adith Chandavarkar and Justin Pace. 

Hunter's first regional appearance in a Captains uniform saw him seeded fifth and facing off against Stevenson's Andre Sturniolo in the opening round. He dropped only a single game in winning 6-1, 6-0 before moving on to sweep Haverford's David Kong in the second round 6-2, 6-3. He was also seeded in the doubles bracket while playing with Ryan Macy en route to an 8-2 victory against Haverford's Kong and George Jiang.  

The other two tandems Christopher Newport entered into the championship doubles draw also advanced on Friday and will return to action in the Round of 16 on Saturday. James Baron and Andy Mason, seeded ninth, defeated Bradley Pappalardo and Ryan Santmyer from Salisbury, 8-6, for one of the wins. One of the most impressive upsets of the day came when Christopher Newport's rookie pairing Matthew Dubuque and Bently Goodwin matched up to take down second-seeded veteran duo from Mary Washington Michael Fleming and Moses Hutchison. The Captains won the match 8-6.

Action will continue from Fredericksburg, Va. starting early Saturday morning. Results can be found through the link on the men's tennis schedule at CNUsports.com. 

Championship Draw - Singles
Round of 64
No. 1-seed Dominic Lacombe (CNU) def. Timothy Tep (VWU); 6-1, 6-2
Kukutla Motlojoa (SVU) def. Ryan Macy (CNU); 6-3, 6-4
Samuel Coan (Dickinson) def. Andy Mason (CNU); 6-0, 7-5
No. 9-seed Leonid Sorkin (Dickinson) def. Bently Goodwin (CNU); 6-3, 7-5
No. 5-seed Scotty Hunter (CNU) def. Andre Sturniolo (Stevenson); 6-1, 6-0
Thibault Vernier (Swarthmore) def. Matthew Dubuque (CNU); 6-4, 6-3
Round of 32
No. 1-seed Dominic Lacombe (CNU) def. Joseph Brown (UMW); 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-2
No. 5-seed Scotty Hunter (CNU) def. David Kong (Haverford); 6-2, 6-3

B1 Draw - Singles
Round of 16
James Baron (CNU) def. John Rudden (W&L); 2-6, 6-4 (10-4)
Quarterfinals
Pranav Krishnan (Haverford) def. James Baron (CNU); 6-2, 6-3

Championship Draw - Doubles
Round of 32
No. 5-seed Scotty Hunter/Ryan Macy (CNU) def. George Jiang/David Kong (Haverford); 8-2
Dominic Lacombe/Alec Strause (CNU) def. Adith Chandavarkar/Justin Pace (F&M); 8-3
No. 9-seed James Baron/Andy Mason (CNU) def. Bradley Pappalardo/Ryan Santmyer (Salisbury); 8-6
Matthew Dubuque/Bently Goodwin (CNU) def. No. 2-seed Michael Fleming/Moses Hutchison (UMW); 8-6