NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- Playing on an increasingly hot day at the Eyre Courts on campus Saturday afternoon, the 24th-ranked Christopher Newport men's tennis team suffered a 5-2 decision to 14th-ranked Johns Hopkins. The Captains honored the senior class prior to their final home regular season match before falling to 10-8 on the season in the matchup between Atlantic South region powers. 

Team captains Edvard Porsmyr Hansen and Ashton Legum were honored beside fellow seniors Ahun Vodela and Ryan Monroe as the quartet took on the nationally-ranked opponent following their storied careers at CNU.

Helping lift CNU to a 1-0 lead in doubles play, Legum paired with junior Vincent Truong for a 6-3 win over Daniel Ardila and Dylan Blenkiron at No. 1 doubles. The Captains dropped the match at No. 2 doubles but Rainer Christiansen and Alex Seretis held off Pranav Gadiraju and Marco Azar for a 6-4 win at No. 3 to clinch the doubles point. 

Moving into singles play, Truong came away with the highlight win of the day for CNU at No. 1 singles. Taking on regionally-ranked Dylan Blenkiron, Truong dropped the first set before bouncing back in a big way to take the 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 win. 

Porsmyr Hansen had a strong showing in his final home regular season match, suffering a 6-3, 7-5 decision to Zahari Stoimenov at No. 4. He forced the Blue Jays opponent to a seventh game in the second set and won eight total games in his outing. 

Christopher Newport will finish out the regular season against nationally-ranked Salisbury in one week's time as the Captains travel to face the Sea Gulls on Saturday, April 26 at 3:00 p.m.