Hilton Head Island, S.C. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse men's tennis team opened its spring break trip with a 7-2 loss to the University of Texas at Dallas on Monday at the Van de Meer Tennis Center. The Eagles drop to 5-5 on the season while the Comets improve to 3-0. 

UWL's Sam Diedrich earned a win at No. 5 singles while Riley Peterson/Tony Moore won at No. 2 doubles for the Eagles. 

Univ. of Texas-Dallas 7, UW-La Crosse 2
Singles competition
1. Mario Jelev (UTD) def. Alex Alt (UWL) 6-4, 6-2
2. Giovanni Zamboni (UTD) def. Kyle Wogahn (UWL) 6-4, 6-3
3. Ashwin Vaithianathan (UTD) def. Riley Peterson (UWL) 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 10-5
4. Haydn Steffes (UTD) def. Tony Moore (UWL) 6-3, 6-1
5. Sam Diedrich (UWL) def. Eric Chen (UTD) 1-6, 6-4, 10-2
6. Jed De Luna (UTD) def. Charlie Parish (UWL) 7-5, 6-4

Doubles competition
1. Mario Jelev/Giovanni Zamboni (UTD) def. Alex Alt/Kyle Wogahn (UWL) 8-6
2. Riley Peterson/Tony Moore (UWL) def. Ashwin Vaithianathan/Haydn Steffes (UTD) 8-7 (7-5)
3. Eric Chen/Brandon Giordonelli (UTD) def. Sam Diedrich/Charlie Parish (UWL) 8-0

UWL returns to action Tuesday, March 19 with a pair of matches in Hilton Head Island. The Eagles face Virginia Wesleyan College at 7:30 a.m. (Central) and Ramapo College (N.J.) at 12:30 p.m. (Central).