ANDERSON, S.C. - Unable to find any team points for the first time this season, Anderson University men's tennis dropped to No. 6 Columbus State, 9-0, Thursday afternoon at the Max Grubbs Memorial Courts.

The Trojans suffer their first setback of the season and move to 3-1 overall, while the Cougars remain perfect on the year and improve to 4-0. Despite the loss, AU is still off to its best start to a season since joining the South Atlantic Conference prior to the 2011 spring campaign.

In doubles, CSU's team of Adi Malicbegovic and Marco Almorin knocked off Anderson's Juan Carracedo and Mateo Rivas, 8-4, at the No. 1 spot, while Benedikt Wilde and Maciej Kierkus continued Columbus State's winning ways with an 8-6 victory over Nicolas Ascarrunz and Paul Michael Calhoun at No. 2. The Cougars made it three straight triumphs with an 8-0 shutout from Oussama Zoghlami and Jorge Vargas over Inaki Iriberry and Alex Wallace at No. 3.

The setbacks continued for the Black and Gold in the singles round, as CSU claimed all six matches by straight sets and earned the 9-0 win. The blanking marked the first time AU has dropped a 9-0 match since CSU defeated the Trojans, 9-0, on Feb. 3, 2013.

Anderson returns to the courts on Saturday when it hosts Catawba in a SAC matchup. The first serve is scheduled for 1 p.m.