Clark University took a 6-3 victory in single play over the Elizabethtown College Blue Jays in Orlando, Florida at the USTA National Campus during spring break.

Etown also trailed 2-1 by the end of doubles play in which sophomores Michael Ryzuk and Alec Schneider earned Etown’s only point.

They won their first match 8-1, giving both of them their first career doubles win.

Schneider also earned his first career singles win 6-1 over Clark first-year Philip Conde at number six. Sophomore Tristan Boheim won over Clark first-year Duncan Drapeau 7-5, 6-1 at number four.

At this point, Etown was 4-3 and had the chance to earn their first win of the spring season. The Cougars’ Josh Podolsky won the fifth singles to widen the 6-3 margin and ultimately get the win over the Blue Jays.

The men’s team also took losses against Birmingham-Southern College and the University of Mobile.

In the singles against Birmingham Southern, sophomore Tyler Spinello seeded at number three, won a first-set game off his opponent and Schneider, number six claimed a game in the second set.

As the women’s tennis team went up against Rhodes College in Orlando, they fell short of an overall win 6-3.

The Blue Jays did win a doubles match for the first time in three spring break matches and defeated the Lynxes 8-4 at number three to tie the match 1-1. Juniors Laura Gribble and Kaitlyn O’Connor earned this win in a well-fought set as the rest of the team battled through singles.

Junior Amber Burd and sophomore Sarah Donner also had a well fought doubles set, but fell just short 8-6. Both O’Connor and Donner won their singles. Donner prevailed 6-4, 6-2 at number four and O’Connor 6-3, 6-1 at number six.

In a singles match against Birmingham-Southern, Burd, number three captured three games in a loss.

The Lynxes took the lead by the end, winning four straight sets, which ended the match. The men’s and women’s teams take on FDU-Florham at home on the Alumni Courts this Saturday, March 17 at 12 p.m.