SEATTLE - For the third time in as many matches, ETSU suffered a setback to a ranked opponent. Friday, the 68th-ranked Buccaneers fell, 4-1, to No. 63 Washington on the Huskies' home court in Seattle, Wash.

ETSU positioned itself well for a potential victory, beginning the match by winning the doubles point.

Sebastian Yllera and Conner Huertas defeated Washington's Jake Douglas and Mitch Stewart, 6-4, while Rogerio Ribeiro and David Biosca took down Viktor Farkas and Gal Hakak by an idential 6-4 margin to give the Bucs a 1-0 match lead heading into singles play.

Merino was the lone ETSU player to capture a set in singles play. When the Huskies (2-0) clinched the 4-1 win, Merino was in the midst of a third-set tiebreaker at No. 6 singles, having rallied from losing the first set to take the second set, 6-4, versus Joao Barra.

At No. 1 singles, No. 85 Biosca suffered a narrow first-set loss to Washington's 78th-ranked Mitch Stewart, 7-6. Biosca was leading the second set, 4-1, when play was halted.

Washington found wins at singles spots 2-5 to secure the victory.