HANOVER, N.H. -- The Navy men's tennis team opened its 2023 spring slate with a pair of losses to Dartmouth, Saturday at the Boss Tennis Center in Hanover, N.H.  The Big Green (2-0) defeated the Mids (0-2) by scores of 5-2 and 7-0.

Navy had its chances in the first match.  The Mids won the doubles point from the Big Green to take an early 1-0 lead.  After Dartmouth won the No. 3 match, the Mids evened the proceedings at 1-1 when Luke Garner (So., Arnold, Md.) and Sasha Panyan (Jr., Lutherville, Md.) combined for a 6-3 win at No. 1 doubles over Carlos Guerrero Alvarez and Waleed Qadir.  The Mids earned the point when their No. 2 tandem of Aniketh Ayinala (Fr., Charlotte, N.C.) and Gavin Segraves (Sr., Charlottesville, Va.) defeated Alex Knox-Jones and Henry Ren in a tiebreaker (7-3).

Navy's second point of the match was posted by Panyan as he won a 5-7, 6-3, 1-0 (10-7) decision over Alvarez at the No. 1 flight.  Losing a close match for the Mids at No. 5 singles was Nathan Nguyen (Fr., McLean, Va.) as he fell, 6-0, 4-6, 1-0 (10-8), to Knox-Jones.

The lineups changed slightly for both teams in the second match, which saw Dartmouth win each of the three doubles matches followed by six straight-set singles matches.

Navy will open its home season Saturday when it plays host to St. Bonaventure and Saint Francis U. at the Tose Family Tennis Center.