MILWAUKEE, Wis. -- Navy's Aniketh Ayinala and Nathan Nguyen finished play at the Milwaukee Tennis Classic on Saturday.

"It was a great opportunity for our guys to be part of this year's Milwaukee Tennis Classic," said Navy associate head coach John Moreland, who was with the team.  "We were able to play several Big 10 teams as well as SMU.  We always face some of the best competition of the season at this prestigious tournament and the experience is invaluable."

In doubles on Friday, the Mids lost to the tournament's fourth-seeded tandem of Louis Cloud and Maks Silagy by the score of 6-1 in the first round (16 teams).  Both Navy players then lost close first round singles matches (32 players).  Wisconsin's Michael Minasyan defeated Ayinala, 7-5, 6-4, and Michigan State's Max Sheldon recorded a 6-3, 6-3 win over Nguyen.  

The first round of the 16-player consolation draw saw both players drop straight-set matches.  

"Aniketh and Nathan played solid on Friday against tough competition," said Moreland.  "We were not able to capitalize on a couple of deuce point opportunities in doubles, and that was the difference in the match.  In singles, Aniketh and Nathan each had chances in their opening singles matches.  Aniketh got out to leads in both sets.  His opponent did a really good job of fighting back and in the end it was a few key points late in both sets that separated them.  Nathan's first round match would follow a similar arc and the experience of his Big 10 opponent was the difference in those pivotal points."

Nguyen then posted a 6-2, 6-0 win over Wisconsin's Collin Buduhn in a second-round match on Saturday before falling, 6-4, 6-4 to Buduhn's Wisconsin teammate Gabriel Hunter.  

"Nathan was able to bounce back this morning against a good Wisconsin player," said Moreland.  "After a back-and-forth start to the match he was able to dominate and get the win.  In his second match, he was solid but unable to repeat his play.  

"Aniketh had a great battle today against a very talented Maks Silagy of SMU.  The points were long and physical and he would lose a hard-fought first set.  It would be more of the same in the second set.  He would go back-and-forth until taking a 5-4 lead.  A tough couple of games followed and he would eventually fall, 7-5."

Navy's fall season continues Oct. 6-8 when it tales part in the Richmond Invite.  

Doubles
R16 - (4) Louis Cloud / Maks Silagy (SMU) def. Aniketh Ayinala / Nathan Nguyen, 6-1

Singles
Main Draw
R32 - Michael Minasyan (Wisconsin) def. Aniketh Ayinala, 7-5, 6-4
R32 - Max Sheldon (Michigan State) def. Nathan Nguyen, 6-3, 6-3
Consolation Draw
R16 - Lucas Horve (Illinois) def. Aniketh Ayinala, 6-3, 6-2
R16 - Nicolas Herrero Cuesta (Denver) def. Nathan Nguyen, 6-3, 6-0
2nd Rd. - Maks Silagy (SMU) def. Aniketh Ayinala, 6-3, 7-5
2nd Rd. - Nathan Nguyen def. Collin Beduhn (Wisconsin), 6-2, 6-0
3rd Rd. - Gabriel Huber (Wisconsin) def. Nathan Nguyen, 6-4, 6-4