DAYTONA BEACH, Fl. – The Hampton University men's tennis team dropped a tightly-contested matchup with Bethune-Cookman on Thursday 4-3 in Daytona Beach.

The host Wildcats took two of the three doubles matches to earn the team point.  Hampton won at the top spot as Juan Araoz and Matthew Foster-Estwick scored a 7-6 (7-2) win over Greg Almeida and Pablo Lopez.

In singles, the Pirates took wins at the top two spots and at number four singles.  Araoz won at number one by a 6-0, 6-0 over David Ocampa.  Foster-Estwick won at number two singles 6-4, 2-6, 6-0 over Almeida and Charles Hudson won at number four 6-4, 6-0 over Lopez. 

Hampton (2-2) will return to action on March 20 when they face Hofstra in the home opener at 1 pm.

For more information on Hampton University men's tennis, please contact the Office of Sports Information at 757-727-5906 or visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com.