VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Centre men's tennis earned three wins but ultimately fell to Virginia Wesleyan University by a score of 6-3. 

After the spring break setback, the Colonels sit at 4-5 on the season. 

The No. 1 Centre doubles duo of Bo Bush and Ty Bush won their third-straight match with an 8-5 win over Ole Behrmann and Felix Bevc. The second slot was close for the Gold & White as Ben Rueff and Ashton Whitt fell by a narrow margin of 8-7 to Rafael Rullan and Alen Curovic. The final doubles match was a 8-3 decision for the Marlin's Sebastien Muller and Tudor Vlad over Chase Turley and Jasper Gazzo. 

Rueff won his second-straight No. 1 singles match, and fourth of the season, as he took a 7-5, 7-6 win over Bevc. The other win for the Colonels was a 6-1, 6-1 decision for Isaac Flanery over Hubert Parawa in the No. 4 match. Bo Bush found himself in a close match that ultimately ended 7-6, 6-2 in favor of Rullan of the home team. Emerson Dean was also in a tight match as the fifth-slotted singles battle ended in a 6-4, 7-5 decision for Vlad. Jett Anderson put up a valiant effort in the No. 6 slot as he came one win shy of forcing a tie breaker in a 6-1, 7-6 loss. Jasper Gazzo earned six game wins in a 6-2, 6-4 loss to Behrmann in the third slot. 

UP NEXT
One more match is left in Virginia before the Gold & White return to Kentucky. Centre takes on the University of Mary Washington on Wednesday, March 20 at 3:30 p.m. ET.