NEWARK, Del. - The University of Delaware men’s tennis team won two of the three doubles matches to earn the doubles point, but only managed two wins in singles play as the Blue Hens dropped a 4-3 decision to visiting UMBC Tuesday afternoon at the Delaware Field House.

Sophomore Chris Hincker (at right) and junior Sam Barrer won at No. 3 and 4 singles, respectvely for the Blue Hens, but UMBC won the other four singles flights. Hincker defeated Chris Meyer 6-2, 6-1 followed by Barrer’s 6-2, 6-4 win over Joe Adewumi.

With the win, Hincker improves to 17-6 for the season and 37-14 for his career. He is two wins away from tying his win total from a year ago when he set a record for singles wins in a season by a freshman with 19. Barrer improves to 12-7 for the year and 41-29 for his career.

Freshman Andre Vorobyov, who won the decisive match in the Blue Hens’ first ever win against James Madison on Sat., battled hard before eventually falling to Fredi Voorman 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (9-7). Sophomore Nick Piacente also extended his match before falling 6-1, 2-6, 6-4.

The Blue Hens’ No. 2 and 3 tandems of Hincker and freshman Courtney Scott and Vorobyov and junior Camilo Perez won their matches to pick up the point for Delaware, but it was too little too late as the Blue Hens fell 4-3.

Delaware will next be in action on Fri., Apr. 10 when the Hens host George Mason at 1 p.m.

AGATE

UMBC 4, Delaware 3

Singles
1.Savage-Polllock (UMBC) def. Longacre (UD) 7-5, 6-4
2. Voorman (UMBC) def. Vorobyov (UD) 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (9-7)
3. Hincker (UD) def. Meyer (UMBC) 6-2, 6-1
4. Barrer (UD) def. Adewumi (UMBC) 6-2, 6-4
5. Tsang (UMBC) def. Scott (UD) 6-2 6-3
6. Bricker (UMBC) def. Piacente (UD) 6-1, 2-6, 6-4

Doubles
1. Savage/Pollock (UMBC) def. Nolan Greenberg/Austin Longacre (UD) 8-4
2. Chris Hincker/Courtney Scott (UD) def. Meyer/Tsang 8-5
3. Perez/Vorobyov (UD) def. Bricker/Dixon 9-7