Orlando, Fla. – The Clark men's tennis team opened up the spring portion of its 2011 season with a 7-2 loss to Drew (N.J.) University on Monday afternoon at the Fort Gatlin Tennis Center in Orlando, Fla.

The Cougars (0-3) won at No. 1 doubles with Diego Angel (Lima, Peru) teaming up with Harris Rollinger (Lexington, Mass.) to knock off Elliott and Raul Smego, 8-5.

Angel then went on to defeat Raul Smego in a three-set affair. Smego won the first set 6-4, before Angel rallied to take the second, 6-4. Angel then won the tiebreaker 10-5 to take the match.

Clark will be back in action on Tuesday when they face Monmouth beginning at 10:30 a.m.

Singles
1. Diego Angel (CLK) def. Raul Smego (DREW) 4-6, 6-4, 10-5
2. Alex Belfiore (DREW) def. Harris Rollinger (CLK) 6-1, 6-1
3. Matt Brisotti (DREW) def. Aaron Chin (CLK) 6-0, 6-0
4. Elliot Smego (DREW) def. Dan Hall (CLK) 6-4, 6-2
5. Adam Gerber (DREW) def. Dan Paradee (CLK) 6-1, 7-5
6. Matt Imbo (DREW) def. Nathan Maltais (CLK) 6-4, 6-3

Doubles
1. Diego Angel/Harris Rollinger (CLK) def. Elliot Smego/Raul Smego (DREW) 8-5
2. Alex Belfiore/Matt Brisotti (DREW) def. Dan Hall/Bram Smith (CLK) 8-2
3. Ryan Johnson/Djedy Hill (DREW) def. Aaron Chin/Spencer Brightman (CLK) 8-6