RUTLAND, Vt. - The Lyndon State men's tennis team dropped its first match of the season when they were defeated arch-rival Castleton 7-2 in the opener of the North Atlantic Conference schedule.

Lyndon's only two wins of the match came when Teddy Fournier (Enfield, Conn.) beat Sam Levine in No. 1 singles 6-2, 6-2 before teaming with Mike Howard (Rocky Hill, Conn.) to top Levine and Greg Klopfer 8-2 in No 1. doubles.

After dropping first doubles, Castleton's Justin Garritt and Eric Slosek took second doubles 8-2, and the team of Kevin Eisenberg and Corey Kimball likewise won 8-2 in third doubles.

In singles action, Castleton swept second through sixth in the win. Garritt earned the win in second flite (6-3, 7-5) while Eisenberg won third (6-2, 6-4). Greg Klopfer swept his way to a win in fourth, while Slosek battled to a 2-6, 7-6 (15-13), 6-4 win in fifth flite. Kimball wrapped up the singles competition with a 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 win.