GREENVILLE, N.C. --- East Carolina swept the doubles point and won four-of-six singles matches to defeat Appalachian State in men's tennis action at the ECU Tennis Complex on Tuesday, 5-2. The Pirates claimed three of it's four singles victories in straight sets.,p> With the victory, ECU improved its overall record to 9-10, winning for the second time in its past three matches.

Senior Paulo Baumer posted a straight sets victory at No. 1 singles, as did sophomore Darren Mansell at No. 4 singles and junior Nick Rose at No. 5 singles. Senior Felipe Fonseca rallied to win the super tie-breaker (6-3, 5-7, 1-0) after dropping the second set at No. 2 singles.

The Pirates return to action on Thursday, March 31, at the University of Richmond. The match is scheduled for a 2:30 p.m. start.

East Carolina 5, Appalachian State 2

Singles
1. Paulo Baumer (ECU) d. Alex Probst (ASU) 6-1, 6-4
2. Felipe Fonseca (ECU) d. Dimitar Dimitrov (ASU) 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 (6)
3. Ryan Brookshaw (ASU) d. Henrique Viana (ECU) 6-4, 7-5
4. Darren Mansell (ECU) d. Andrew Waters (ASU) 6-4, 6-2
5. Nick Rose (ECU) d. Zack Williams (ASU) 6-2, 6-1
6. Andrew Taylor (ASU) d. Robert Stasch (ECU) 6-4, 6-2

Doubles
1. Baumer/Rose (ECU) d. Probst/Brookshaw (ASU) 8-5
2. Mansell/Viana (ECU) d. Waters/Dimitrov (ASU) 8-6
3. Stasch/Fonseca (ECU) d. Williams/Robert Hogewood (ASU) 8-3