RUTLAND, Vt. -- The Castleton University men's tennis team dropped a 9-0 Little East Conference (LEC) decision to Southern Main Saturday afternoon at the Grand Slam Tennis Center.
 
The Spartans (0-3, 0-2 LEC) put up a valiant effort but fell behind early after doubles action. Levi Williams and Rowan Kidder once again teamed up at first doubles and dropped an 8-1 decision to Adam Papayoanou and Shawn Gagnier. Jason Lipscomb and Connor Davis fought hard before losing 8-6 to Jonathan Bartuccio-Pereira and Ethan Rudnicki at the second doubles flight. At the third doubles flight, Alijah Seymour and Rafael Robles fell 8-4 to Gabriel Couture and Ryan Geary.  
 
With the Huskies (1-1, 1-1 LEC) in control of the match, the Spartans dropped all singles matches including a forfeit at the sixth singles flight. Seymour was the most successful as he won the first set 6-1 before dropping two straight sets in a losing effort to Rudnicki at fourth singles. Kidder dropped a 7-5, 6-1 decision at second singles while Davis was edged out by Bartuccio-Pereira 6-3, 6-3 at third singles.
 
Castleton returns to action Friday, April 9, as it takes on Western Connecticut State in Little East Conference play at the Castleton Tennis Courts with a scheduled start at 3 p.m.