HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The Nicholls State University men's tennis team dropped a 7-0 decision at Southern Miss on Sunday, ending its two-match winning streak.

Nicholls falls to 3-2 on the season, while Southern Miss ups its record to 3-1. The Golden Eagles' lone defeat came against No. 24 LSU.

In doubles, Roy Knight and James Russell dropped an 8-4 decision to Matt Frost/Andrew Goodwin, and USM claimed the point after Evan Karatzas and Damian Despotovski were defeated 8-2 by Paulo Alvarado / Juan Escobar.

The Golden Eagles quickly clinched the match by taking the No. 4, No. 3 and No. 1 pairings in straight sets.  At the No. 5 and No. 6 positions, Knight and Russell even their matches with 6-4 wins in the second set, but both were defeated 10-6 in the third.

The men return to action on Feb. 2 with an away/home doubleheader, taking on UNO in New Orleans at 9 a.m. before hosting Xavier (La.) at 4 p.m.

Southern Miss 7, Nicholls 0

Singles competition
1. Matt Frost (USM) def. Dmitry Kozionov (NICH) 6-3, 6-2
2. Andew Goodwin (USM) def. Damian Despotovski (NICH) 6-1, 7-5
3. Benjamin Feldmann (USM) def. Nico Mertens (NICH) 6-1, 6-1
4. Paulo Alvarado (USM) def. Manel Estruega (NICH) 6-1, 6-0
5. Vasco Valerde (USM) def. Roy Knight (NICH) 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-6)
6. Juan Escobar (USM) def. James Russell (NICH) 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-6)

Doubles competition
1. Matt Frost/Andew Goodwin (USM) def. Roy Knight/James Russell (NICH) 8-4
2. Inaki Belloso/Benjamin Feldmann (USM) vs. Dmitry Kozionov/Manel Estruega (NICH) 5-5, unfinished
3. Paulo Alvarado/Juan Escobar (USM) def. Evan Karatzas/Damian Despotovski (NICH) 8-2

Match Notes:
Nicholls 3-2
Southern Miss 2-1

Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (4,3,1,6,5,2)