DAVIDSON, N.C. – The tandem of Mauricio Gonzalez Paiva and Timeo Puech won the A doubles draw to lead the Longwond men's tennis team on the first day of the Davidson Invitational on Friday.

The pair defeated Luke Thomson and John Gabelic of UNC Greensboro 7-6 (3) in the opening round, Nico Pinzon and Luca Lovrich of Davidson, 6-4, in the semifinals and Laurenz Blickwede and Jan Montero Diaz of Queens in the final, 7-5, saving three match points.

Also in the A doubles draw was Petar Belosevic and Alejandro Uribe, also topped Thomson and Gabelic, 6-4, before dropping matches teams from Davidson and Gardner-Webb, respectively.

In the B draw, Gary Huang and Ian Perl defeated Nikhil Mukherjee and Charlie Ratliff from Davidson, 6-2, after falling to another pair from the host Wildcats and a UNCG tandem, as well.

In the C draw, Seva Rusin and Petter Lindquist felling in both of their matches, 6-3, to Alexandre Bergeron and Billy Mac Clement from Gardner-Webb and Aidan Herndez and Miles Kennedy of Davidson.

The tournament continues Saturday and Sunday on the Davidson Tennis Courts.