PORTLAND, Maine – Sophomore Landon Weaver (Bowdoinham, Maine/ Mt. Ararat) and junior Azam Jiwa (Calgary, Alberta/West Island College) had singles wins for the University of Southern Maine Huskies' men's tennis team in a 6-3 Little East Conference loss to the Salem State University Vikings on Tuesday afternoon. Weaver and freshman Zach Lull (Portland, Maine) also won 8-5 at third doubles over Josh Gruber and Michael Muttiah.
 
Jiwa earned his first win of the season by defeating Kevin Merino-Rivas at No. 4 singles. He won the first set 6-4 and won the second set 7-6 on a 7-5 tie breaker.

Weaver defeated Michael Muttiah 6-4, 6-2 at No. 6 singles.
 
Senior captain Ethan Rudnicki (Levant, Maine/Hermon) won the first set of the No. 5 singles match 6-1 before dropping the next two to Josh Gruber 6-3, 6-0.
 
The Records:
Salem State: 3-5 (1-2 LEC)
Southern Maine: 0-3 (0-0 LEC)
 
Doubles Results:
1. Cory Cherico / Mark Wood (SSU) defeated Cole Ouellette / Zac Howe (USM), 8-1
2. Quentin Wilkins / Kevin Merino-Rivas  (SSU) defeated Zach Desmarais / Azam Jiwa (USM), 8-2
3. Landon Weaver / Zach Lull (USM) def. Josh Gruber / Michael Muttiah (SSU), 8-5
 
Singles Results:
1. Quentin Wilkins (SSU) defeated Cole Ouellette (USM), 6-4, 6-3
2. Cory Cherico (SSU) def. Zach Desmarais (USM), 6-4, 6-2
3. Mark Wood (SSU) def. Zac Howe (USM), 6-4, 6-1
4. Azam Jiwa (USM) def. Kevin Merino-Rivas, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)
5. Josh Gruber (SSU) def. Ethan Rudnicki (USM), 1-6, 6-3, 6-0
6. Landon Weaver (USM) def. Michael Muttiah (SSU), 6-4, 6-2
 
Up Next:
The Huskies have a home non-conference match on Thursday at 4:00 pm against Thomas College.