BELMONT, N.C. - Capturing wins in five of the six singles matches, Anderson University men's tennis fended off Conference Carolinas opponent Belmont Abbey, 7-2, Saturday afternoon at the Reidy Tennis Center.

With the victory, the Trojans move to a perfect 2-0 record on the young season, while the Crusaders drop their first match of the spring season.

The Black and Gold took two of the three matches in the doubles round, as the pair of Nicolas Ascarrunz and Paul Michael Calhoun knocked off Eduardo Escobar and James Delaney, 8-6, at the No.2 spot, while AU's Inaki Iriberry and Alex Wallace defeated Nikhil Reddy and Damien Nelson at No. 3, 8-3.

With a 2-1 lead after the doubles round, three Trojans won their respective matches in straight sets as Wallace headlined the trio with a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Nelson at No. 6. At No. 4, Calhoun defeated Escobar 6-2, 6-0, while Iriberry took down Reddy 6-3, 6-3 at No. 5.

Winning in three sets, Ascarrunz tallied a 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 triumph over Delaney at No. 3 and sophomore Mateo Rivas notched a 7-5, 2-6, 10-8 win over Juan Baez at the No. 2 position.

Anderson opens its South Atlantic Conference schedule on Sunday when it hosts Coker. The first serve is slated for 1 p.m.