Box Score NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- The Christopher Newport men's tennis team concluded a successful weekend at the CNU Invitational after a perfect day on Sunday. The Captains won both of their doubles matchups on day two and went 3-1 in singles, with the lone loss coming in an All-CNU affair. 

In doubles action, the Captains earned a pair of wins against Averett and Virginia Wesleyan. Ahun Vodela and Alex Seretis paired up for an 8-3 win against Jaeden Mukkaladyil and Kazuki Fukushima out of Averett University and Rainer Christiansen played with Gabe Smith for an 8-1 win against Sebastien Muller and Hovhannes Madanyan from Virginia Wesleyan. 

In singles, Christiansen and Smith squared off in a battle that CNU couldn't lose. The two went back-and-forth before Christiansen edged out his freshman teammate by a final score of 6-7 (4), 6-4, 1-0 (10). 

Seretis and Sam Halvorsen also secured wins for CNU during Sunday's finale. Seretis beat Sihoo Kim (Washington (Md.)), 6-3, 6-4, and Halvorsen outlasted Mitchell Desman (SalisburY), 6-4, 7-5. 

CNU also participated in the UTR Sports College Circuits on Sunday as four CNU players appeared in the Back Draw. The Captains had a strong day, winning three of the four matchups. The biggest win came from Vincent Truong, who defeated a player from Division I William & Mary, Alexander Karman, by a score of 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 (5). Nesh Kumaresan also won in a third-set tiebreaker, defeating Vedant Bhende in a come-from-behind effort, 6-7 (0), 6-2, 1-0 (2). Edvard Porsmyr Hansen downed his opponent, Lucas Beasley, in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2. 

The Captains will return to action next weekend at the ITA Southeast Regionals.