maThe 31st-ranked University of Minnesota men's tennis team lost to No. 12 Virginia Commonwealth by a score of 4-3 on Sunday at the Baseline Tennis Center. VCU won the doubles point and three singles matches for the victory. The Golden Gophers are now 3-2 on the season.

In doubles action, Gophers Cl ay Estes and A very Ticer fell to VCU's Florian Marquardt and Arnaud LeCloerec by a score of 8-6. Alexey Zharinov and Sion Williams also were defeated by Marton Ott and Pedro Nieto, 8-5. The match between C hris Wettengel and A ndres Osorio and Sergi Arumi and Francesc Lleal did not finish.

Singles play saw Minnesota come up with three points due to abandoned matches at No. 3, 5 and 6. At No. 1, Zharinov fell to LeCloerec, 1-6, 6-3, 6-7; followed by Ticer at No. 2 losing straight sets to Nieto, 3-6, 4-6. No. 4 Osorio won his first set 6-2 over VCU's Arumi, but then lost the next two, 1-6, 2-6.

The Golden Gophers will take on Harvard Monday, February 16 at 12 Noon at the Baseline Tennis Center on the University of Minnesota campus.

RESULTS No. 12 Virginia Commonwealth 4, No. 31 Minnesota 3

Doubles No. 1 - Florian Marquardt/Arnaud LeCloerec (VCU) def. Cl ay Estes/A very Ticer (UM), 8-6 No. 2 - Marton Ott/Pedro Nieto (VCU) def. Alexey Zharinov/Sion Williams (UM), 8-5 No. 3 - C hris Wettengel/A ndres Osorio (UM) vs. Sergi Arumi/Francesc Lleal (VCU), DNF

Singles No. 1 - LeCloerec (VCU) def. Zharinov (UM), 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 No. 2 - Nieto (VCU) def. Ticer (UM), 6-3, 6-4 No. 3 - Wettengel (UM) def. Ott (VCU), 6-3, 1-6, 3-3 (abd.) No. 4 - Arumi (VCU) def. Osorio (UM), 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 No. 5 - Br ian Lipinski (UM) def. Marquardt (VCU), 6-4, 3-6, 2-1 (abd.) No. 6 - D usan Tabak (UM) def. Lleal (VCU), 7-6, 2-5, 1-2 (abd.)