DELAND, Fla. – Looking to extend its winning streak to match a season-high three matches, the University of North Dakota men's tennis team fell, 7-0, to Stetson on Sunday afternoon in DeLand, Fla.
 
UND (5-6) drops to 1-1 on its four-match swing in the Sunshine State, and slips below the .500 mark with the defeat. The Fighting Hawks also saw their two-match winning streak come to an end after posting back-to-back 4-3 victories.
 
In doubles play, Stetson (8-6) jumped out to an early 1-0 lead with victories on the bottom two courts, however, the duo of Nejc Sitar and Lukas Buth captured a 6-4 triumph from the top position before the Hatters won the points with a 7-5 win on the No. 3 court.
 
A pair of two-set victories on the No. 3 and 4 courts pushed the advantage to 3-0 for the hosts, and Stetson cemented the match when Sitar was forced to retire at the top spot. Sitar had won the first set, 7-6, and was trailing 5-2 in the second before conceding the match.
 
The final three matches were all decided in three sets, but UND could not pull out any victories in the trio of battles. Jake Kuhlman won the first set, 6-4, before dropping the final two sets by identical 6-4 scores on the No. 5 court, Buth also won his first set, 6-3, but fell 7-6 in the second and dropped a tight one 10-8 in the tiebreaker, and Alex Reinke posted a 6-4 triumph in the opening frame before stumbling in the next two sets in the final  match of the day.
 
North Dakota returns to action on Tuesday with a neutral-site showdown with Samford.