BRONXVILLE, N.Y. - After a hard fought home-opening match, the Sarah Lawrence men's tennis team fell to 0-2 after an 8-1 defeat at the hands of Pratt Institute.

The Gryphons were able to earn a win as Clayton Miller won from the first singles spot, defeated Pratt's Mehul Bhargava 6-2 in straight sets. Nikita Knecht fell behind in the fourth singles flight, losing the first set by a score of 6-1 but would battle back before losing 7-6 in the second set and falling two sets to none. 

The pair of Miller and Simon Kopecky played well in the first doubles flight, falling to Pratt's pairing of Bhargava and Ryan Nelson by a score of 8-4 but not without scoring their fair share of points.

Up Next

The Gryphons (0-2, Skyline 0-1) will return to action on Tuesday as they travel to Farmingdale, N.Y. to take on the Rams of Farmingdale State College at 4:30 p.m. The Gryphons will next play at home on Sunday, April 2nd when they host St. Joseph's College of Long Island at 12:00 p.m.