VANCOUVER, Wash. – Although the results were the same as the first time they played an NCAA Division I opponent this season, the George Fox University Bruins gave a good account of themselves once again in a 7-0 loss to the Portland State University Vikings in men's tennis action Sunday afternoon here at the Club Green Meadows courts.

In the opening round of doubles, which Division I counts as just one point toward the team score, the Vikings posted wins by Mitch Somach and Alec Marx over the Bruins' Shawn Aldrich and David Munoz 8-5 at No. 1, Roman Margoulis and Abhinav Mishra over Peter Brown and Justin McClain 8-1 at No. 2, and Zach Lubek and Nick Fracchia over Preston Mann and Drew Milton 8-5 at No. 3.

In singles, Margoulis defeated Mann 6-3, 6-4 at No. 1; Mishra edged Aldrich 7-6 (7-0), 6-3 at No. 2; Somach stopped McClain 7-6 (7-2), 6-3 at No. 3; Marx measured Milton 6-0, 6-1 at No. 4; Lubek topped Munoz 6-2, 6-2 at No. 5; and Fracchia downed Collin Hammagren 6-1, 6-1 at No. 6.

“We didn't win any, but we played a competitive match against a good upper-level opponent,” noted George Fox coach Neal Ninteman.  “Our top three singles and two of our doubles acquitted themselves quite well, and I'm proud of the effort the whole team gave.  It was a fun match for our guys to play.”

NEXT: George Fox (2-4) returns to Division III play and Northwest Conference action Friday with a 6:00 p.m. match at the University of Puget Sound ... Portland State (2-7) will play a neutral-site match Saturday against Montana State University-Billings in Bozeman, Montana, at 12:00 noon.