AIKEN, S.C. – The No. 39 University of South Carolina Aiken men's tennis team lost a 6-3 decision to No. 3 Armstrong State Friday afternoon.

The Pacers are now 3-2 on the season.

Head coach Steve Dahm's team jumped on top of the top-10 squad by winning a pair of doubles matches.

Second-seeded Antonio Sabugueiro and Tales Silva put together an 8-6 victory over their counterparts. Hunter Lathrop and Wojciech Adamek garnered a victory by the same score at No. 3.

USC Aiken went up 3-2 after Sabugueiro notched a 6-4, 6-2 victory at the No. 2 slot. However, the visitors managed to win the remaining matches.

Mathias Degardin won the first set 6-3 at No. 1 before falling 6-1, 6-2 in the three-set loss. Lathrop also came close to winning, but lost the third and deciding set. He picked up a win by a 6-3 score in the second frame to force the extra set.

Adamek forced extra points in the first set, but lost 7-5, 6-3 at the No. 5 position. Alvaro Garcia Gil lost by a 6-3, 6-3 count at No. 6.

The Pacers return to action Sunday when they host Flagler at 12 p.m.