Greenville, N.C. --- East Carolina claimed the doubles point, but American won four singles matches to claim a 4-3 win over the Pirates in men's tennis action at the ECU Tennis Complex on Thursday.

AU won its fifth consecutive match to improve to 6-1 overall, while the Pirates fell to 7-10 on the year.

ECU senior Paulo Baumer and Felipe Fonseca claimed victory in singles action at flight one and two. Baumer defeated Juancarlo Vazquez at flight one, 6-3, 6-2, and Fonseca downed Nicolas Frayssinoux at flight two, 7-6 (3), 6-1.

The Pirates will look to regroup Friday as they host Gardner-Webb beginning at 2 p.m.

American 4, East Carolina 3

Singles
1. Paulo Baumer (ECU) d. Juancarlo Vazquez (AU), 6-3, 6-2
2. Felipe Fonseca (ECU) d. Nicolas Frayssinoux (AU), 7-6 (3), 6-1
3. Juan Jaysingh (AU) d. Henrique Viana (ECU), 7-6, 6-2, 6-3
4. Sebastian Proisy (AU) d. Darren Mansell (ECU), 7-6, 6-2, 7-6 (6)
5. Jeffrey Schnell (AU) d. Nick Rose (ECU), 1-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5)
6. Mark Doumba (AU) d. Robert Stasch (ECU), 6-3, 6-4

Doubles
1. Baumer/Rose (ECU) d. Frayssinoux/Vazquez, 9-8 (3)
2. Mansell/Viana (ECU) d. Jaysingh/Schnell (AU), 9-8
3. Stasch/Fonseca (ECU) d. Ben Weltman/Doumba (AU), 8-2