ANNAPOLIS, Md. –– The Navy men's tennis team successfully opened its series of matches over spring break by recording a pair of victories Saturday at the Tose Family Tennis Center in Annapolis.  The Mids (15-5) ran their winning streak to four matches in a row by defeating Temple (5-5), 4-1, and Wagner (1-7), 4-0, today.
 
"We put together fast starts in both matches with our doubles play," said Navy head coach Chris Garner.  "That momentum was carried over into singles."
 
Navy began the day by winning the doubles point against Temple.  Finn Garner (Fr., Arnold, Md.) and Gavin Segraves (Fr., Charlottesville, Va.) lost just one game in winning at the No. 3 flight, then Navy's No. 1 duo of Derrick Thompson (So., Towson, Md.) and Andrew Ton (Jr., Milpitas, Calif.) combined for a 6-2 victory.
 
Thompson quickly made the score 2-0 as he lost just one game (in the second set) at No. 2 singles.  Matthew Lee (Sr., San Diego, Calif.) followed with a 6-2, 6-3 victory at the No. 6 flight.  Temple's Juan Araoz posted a 6-0, 6-3 win over Greg Durham (Sr., Melbourne Beach, Fla.) to cut into the margin (3-1), but Segraves posted a 6-2, 6-3 win at No. 5 singles to close out play.
 
"Matthew, Derrick and Gavin winning in straight sets was impressive," said Garner, "due to the quality of their respective opponents."
 
Navy won the doubles point for the 15^th-straight match with its effort against Wagner.  Andres Ballesteros (Fr., West Hartford, Conn.) and Conners O'Brien (So., Rensselaer, N.Y.) tallied a 6-2 win at No. 3 doubles, then Jake Fishkin (So., Baltimore, Md.) and Jan Kjellberg (So., White Plains, N.Y.) paired up for a 6-1 win at the No. 2 flight to give the Mids the available point.
 
Christian Pumpelly (Fr., Atlanta, Ga.) improved the score to 2-0 with his 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 6 singles.  Reilly Wilson (Fr., Greensboro, N.C.) would win a 6-1, 6-1 decision at No. 4 singles to make the score 3-0.  O'Brien would end the match with his 6-1, 6-3 victory at No. 5 singles.
 
"Conners, Christian and Reilly set the tone in singles with a few highlight-type shots early on in their matches," said Garner.
 
Navy now heads to North Carolina for two matches on Monday and two more on Tuesday.  The Mids will play UNCG and Campbell on Monday followed by Elon and Davidson on Tuesday.
 
Navy def. Temple, 4-1
Doubles – Navy wins the doubles point (3-1)
1. Thompson, Derrick / Ton, Andrew (NAVY) def. Paolo Cucalon / Marin Delmas (TEM) 6-2
2. Dabek, Jack / Durham, Greg (NAVY) vs. Eric Biscoveanu / Louis Gorregues (TEM) 5-4, unfinished
3. Garner, Finn / Segraves, Gavin (NAVY) def. Juan Araoz / Enzo Brida (TEM) 6-1
Singles (2-6-3-5)
1. Ton, Andrew (NAVY) vs. Marin Delmas (TEM) 2-6, 4-5, unfinished
2. Thompson, Derrick (NAVY) def. Paolo Cucalon (TEM) 6-0, 6-1
3. Juan Araoz (TEM) def. Durham, Greg (NAVY) 6-0, 6-3
4. Garner, Finn (NAVY) vs. Louis Gorregues (TEM) 2-6, 6-5, unfinished
5. Segraves, Gavin (NAVY) def. Enzo Brida (TEM) 6-2, 7-5
6. Lee, Matthew (NAVY) def. Eric Biscoveanu (TEM) 6-2, 6-3
 
Navy def. Wagner, 4-0
Doubles – Navy wins the doubles point (3-2)
1. Pumpelly, Christian / Wilson, Reilly (NAVY) vs. LOUTFY, Omar / WALTERS, Dylan (WAGNER-M) 4-3, unfinished
2. Fishkin, Jake / Kjellberg, Jan (NAVY) def. MEHRA, Tejasvi / OHRNER, Hans (WAGNER-M) 6-1
3. Ballesteros, Andres / O'Brien, Conners (NAVY) def. HUSSAIN, Mohammed / MAGOW, Abhinav (WAGNER-M) 6-2
Singles
1. Fishkin, Jake (NAVY) vs. OHRNER, Hans (WAGNER-M) 6-2, 2-1, unfinished
2. Kjellberg, Jan (NAVY) vs. WALTERS, Dylan (WAGNER-M) 2-6, 0-3, unfinished
3. Dabek, Jack (NAVY) vs. MEHRA, Tejasvi (WAGNER-M) 6-2, 1-2, unfinished
4. Wilson, Reilly (NAVY) def. LOUTFY, Omar (WAGNER-M) 6-1, 6-1
5. O'Brien, Conners (NAVY) def. HUSSAIN, Mohammed (WAGNER-M) 6-1, 6-3
6. Pumpelly, Christian (NAVY) def. MAGOW, Abhinav (WAGNER-M) 6-2, 6-2