Greenville, N.C. --- The East Carolina men's tennis team earned a pair of victories on Saturday with wins over High Point and N.C. A&T. The Pirates defeated High Point, 4-3, and then downed North Carolina A&T, 6-1, to improve to 3-4 overall this season.

Before traveling back to Greensboro to face N.C. A&T, the Pirates began the day with a tough match against High Point. The Panthers claimed the doubles point, but ECU won four of the six singles matches to claim the victory. All six singles matches were decided in straight sets with Paulo Baumer winning at No. 1, Henrique Viana at No. 3, Nick Rose at No. 5, and Robert Stasch at No. 6.

The Pirates carried their momentum into the match against N.C. A&T, sweeping the doubles point and earning five singles victories. Baumer, Rose and Stasch each won for a second time on the day with Darren Mansell and Florian Tremmel also claiming victories.

ECU returns to action on Tuesday at 1 p.m. against Campbell in Cary, N.C.

East Carolina 4, High Point 3
Singles competition
1. Paulo Baumer (ECU) def. Mike Tolman (HPU) 6-3, 6-1
2. Chris Archer (HPU) def. Darren Mansell (ECU) 7-6, 6-0
3. Henrique Viana (ECU) def. Thomas Provost (HPU) 6-3, 6-4
4. Jack Notton (HPU) def. Florian Tremmel (ECU) 6-3, 6-0
5. Nick Rose (ECU) def. Jim Trussler (HPU) 6-2, 6-3
6. Robert Stasch (ECU) def. Neil Hammell (HPU) 6-4, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Baumer/Rose (ECU) def. Archer/David Perren (HPU) 8-3
2. Tolman/ Trussler (HPU) def. Mansell/ Viana (ECU) 8-5
3. Provost/ Notton (HPU) def. Stasch/Nicolas Ksiezopolski (ECU) 8-4

East Carolina 6, N.C. A&T 1
Singles competition
1. Paulo Baumer (ECU) def. Jeremy Martin (NCAT) 4-6, 6-1, 7-5
2. Darren Mansell (ECU) d. Eldred Stephens (NCAT) 6-1, 6-0
3. Damon Martin (NCAT) d. Henrique Viana (ECU) 6-3, 6-2
4. Florian Tremmel (ECU) d. Porter Myrick (NCAT) 7-5, 6-3
5. Nick Rose (ECU) def. Jerome Kirkland (NCAT) 6-3, 6-2
6. Robert Stasch (ECU) def. Vitas Hawley (NCAT) 6-2, 4-6, 10-6

Doubles competition
1. Baumer/Rose (ECU) def. Hartsfield/Myrick (NCAT) 8-2
2. Mansell/ Viana (ECU) d. Martin/Martin (NCAT) 8-4