BOONE, N.C. - Appalachian State University men's tennis tallied its eighth win in nine matches with a 5-2 victory over non-conference foe Gardner-Webb on Tuesday afternoon. ASU's victory boosts its season record to 10-4 while GWU drops to 8-9 this spring.

The Mountaineers snagged an early 1-0 lead by winning 2-of-3 doubles matches.

The mind-blowing duo of Alain Humblet and Philip Kloc cruised to an 8-4 victory against Andrew Veeder and Andrew Carter at the number one doubles, improving their season record to a notable 13-1. At the No. 3 doubles, Ezekiel Sansing and Andrew McKinnon also pulled out a 8-4 win.

Alex Markov and Sebastien King acquired the lone doubles loss for Appalachian, as they lost 8-5 to Julien Belair and Roman Piftor at the number two pairing.

The Black and Gold continued its supremacy in singles play as the Apps grabbed four wins three coming from the bottom No. 3-6.

Kloc, McKinnon and Matt Saltsgaver made quick work of their opponents as each won in straight sets. Kloc tore through Veeder 6-1, 6-4 at No. 3 singles while McKinnon walked his way to a 6-4, 6-2 triumph over Adam Knutsson-Sunblad at number five. Saltsgaver claimed the win for ASU with a 6-2, 6-3 thumping of Matthew Parker.

At the number four position, King fell in two set to Piftor 6-3, 6-2.

After earning a 6-1 first set lead, Humblet surrendered a 7-6 (8-6) second set to Korhan Ates at the number two slot, and the Canadian was unable to rebound in the tiebreaker, losing 10-6.

Markov also drew his match to a third set tiebreaker after winning the first 6-3 and losing the second by the same score. In contrast to Humblet's outcome, the Bulgarian overcame the late surge by Belair to win 10-5 in the third set.

Appalachian takes a few days off before traveling to face UNC Charlotte on Friday at 2:30 p.m. After the non-conference match with the 49ers, ASU plays host to Southern Conference foe Davidson Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. Before the match with the Wildcats, head coach Bob Lake and his squad will be putting on a Campus for Kids clinic at 10:30 a.m.

Appalachian State University 5, Gardner-Webb 2

Singles competition
1. Alex Markov (ASU) def. BELAIR, Julien (GWU) 6-3, 3-6, 10-5
2. ATES, Korhan (GWU) def. Alain Humblet (ASU) 1-6, 7-6 (8-6), 10-6
3. Philip Kloc (ASU) def. VEEDER, Andrew (GWU) 6-1, 6-4
4. PIFTOR, Roman (GWU) def. Sebastien King (ASU) 6-3, 6-2
5. Andrew McKinnon (ASU) def. KNUTSSON-SUNDBLAD, A (GWU) 6-4, 6-2
6. Matt Saltsgaver (ASU) def. PARKER, Matthew (GWU) 6-2, 6-3

Doubles competition
1. Humblet/Kloc (ASU) def. VEEDER/CARTER, Andrew (GWU) 8-4
2. BELAIR/PIFTOR (GWU) def. Markov/King (ASU) 8-5
3. McKinnon/Ezekiel Sansing (ASU) def. KNUTSSON-SUNDBLAD/ATES (GWU) 8-4