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DETROIT -- The Wayne State University men's tennis team dropped its 2013-14 home opener Friday afternoon, falling 7-2 to the University of Northwestern Ohio in a match held inside at the Multipurpose Indoor Facility. The Warriors dropped to 0-2 overall, while the Racers improved to 10-1.

In doubles play, the Warriors won at the third flight as the duo of freshman Stephane Robineau (Paris, France) and sophomore Mohamed Fazyl Kechai (Paris, France / Martin Luther King) earned an 8-3 victory. Northwestern Ohio took the matches at the top two flights, however, to gain a 2-1 advantage heading into the singles matches.

There were a number of close matches during singles action, with four matches going to tiebreakers at some point. Freshman Clement Charriere (Marseille, France) picked up the lone victory for the Warriors in singles, earning a third set victory after dropping a second-set tiebreaker. Charriere won 6-2, 6-7 (8), 7-5.

At the top flight, Robineau also split sets after winning the first set and dropping the second. Robineau fell in a third set tiebreak as Northwestern Ohio's Daniel Rueda won 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (2).

Junior Trey Keating (Troy, Mich. / Troy) won a second set tiebreaker, 8-6, at No. 6 singles to push the match to a deciding set. Keating fought hard in the final set, but UNOH's Michael Kock earned a 6-1, 6-7 (6-8), 15-13 win over Keating.

The Warriors head to Florida next week and will play four matches in five days in the sunshine state. WSU begins its Florida trip with an 11 a.m. match Thursday, March 6 against Chestnut Hill College in Tampa Bay, Fla.