ATLANTA - Sophomore Baran Soyler earns his fifth singles win at the top singles flight in Panthers' 5-2 loss to Charlotte. 

Georgia State men's tennis (4-2) fell 5-2 to Charlotte (6-2) on Friday afternoon. The Panthers opened singles play with a 1-0 disadvantage after dropping the doubles point with losses on the first and third flights. 

Soyler scored his fifth singles win of the season at the top flight, defeating his opponent 6-4, 6-2. Graduate student Naufal Kamaruzzaman fought at the sixth singles flight to come back after losing the first set, taking down Charlotte's No. 6 player 3-6, 7-5, 10-6. 

Sun Belt Player of the Week, Edward Tymes, competed at the second singles flight, but ultimately fell 6-4, 7-6 in a close match. At the third singles flight, Sophomore Gabriele Datei battled in a 6-3, 6-4 loss. On the fourth and fifth flights, Diogo Morais and Maxwell Weir also lost their matches, making the overall score 5-2 for the niners.  

The Panthers look to bounce back on Sunday as they host FAU at noon. PLEASE NOTE: Sunday's match has been moved to the indoor courts at Georgia Tech. 

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