DECATUR – Playing its second match in a mere 24 hours, the Northwest men's tennis team dropped a 6-3 road decision at East Central Saturday morning. 

Northwest fell to 5-5 on the season while East Central improved to 4-8.

The doubles pair of Zak Harbin/Dalton Young scored the Rangers' lone doubles point, 8-5, improving to 6-3 at No. 2, but Northwest trailed 2-1 after doubles play.

Harbin and Young continued their impressive freshman campaigns with a 6-2, 6-3 win at No. 3 and 6-2, 6-4 win at No. 4. Young improved to 9-0 and Harbin moved to 8-1 with the victory.

ECCC picked up wins at Nos. 1, 2, 5 and 6 to close out a 6-3 win.

Weather permitting, Northwest will return to action on Tuesday, April 12 against Copiah-Lincoln at 2 p.m. 

Singles competition
1. John Jimenez (ECCC) def. Quentin Hutchinson (NWCC) 6-1, 6-0
2. Will Stewart (ECCC) def. Zaen Harbin (NWCC) 6-3, 6-1
3. Dalton Young (NWCC) def. Cole Duty (ECCC) 6-2, 6-3
4. Zak Harbin (NWCC) def. Devin Skinner (ECCC) 6-2, 6-4
5. Brandon Rodgers (ECCC) def. Thomas Hall (NWCC) 6-2, 6-1
6. Graham Murphree (ECCC) def. Luke Wilson (NWCC) 6-4, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Will Stewart/John Jimenez (ECCC) def. Quentin Hutchinson/Zaen Harbin (NWCC) 8-0
2. Dalton Young/Zak Harbin (NWCC) def. Brandon Rodgers/Devin Skinner (ECCC) 8-5
3. Cole Duty/Alex Chapman (ECCC) def. Thomas Hall/Luke Wilson (NWCC) 8-1