BELMONT, N.C. – Alex Turner and Christian Winstead teamed up to win a doubles match and won their respective singles matches as the Belmont Abbey men's tennis team hosted Hampton Thursday afternoon at the Reidy Tennis Center.
 
Nicolas Scheller won in singles play as well but it was the Pirates who came away with the 4-3 victory over the Crusaders.
 
Turner and Winstead defeated Donte Armbrister and Emiliano Jorquera 6-3 in No. 3 doubles. In singles play, Turner earned a 6-3, 7-6 (4) win over Erden Er in No. 2 singles while Winstead won 7-6 (5), 6-3 in No. 3 singles over Daniel Flynn.
 
Belmont Abbey is now 10-13 following the match while Hampton is now 6-5.
 
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The Crusaders are scheduled to open Conference Carolinas play with a match against Lees-McRae Saturday in Banner Elk.
Belmont Abbey will play on the road for the next two weeks before returning home for a doubleheader against Montevallo on March 28.