Fredericksburg, Va. - The fifth-ranked California-Santa Cruz Banana Slugs beat the No. 10 Trinity Tigers men 6-3 Friday in the opening round of the ITA Division III National Team Indoors at the University of Mary Washington.
 
Trinity (0-4) meets ninth-ranked North Carolina Wesleyan at 8 a.m. Eastern ( 7 a.m. Central) Saturday in consolation play. The Tigers previous losses were to Division II opponents.
 
 The Banana Slugs, who won last year's tournament, took two of three doubles matches.Trinity's win was at No. 2 doubles, as Erick DelaFuente and Max Frey beat Erich Koenig and Sam Rodger 8-0.
 
UCSC also took four of six singles matches. The Tigers Bobby Cocanougher captured No. 2 singles, beating Koenig 6-3, 3-6, 7-5. Greg Haugen was a 7-6, 6-4 winner over Rodger at No. 5 singles.
 
The clincher came at No. 3 singles. with UCSC's Parker Larsen outlasting DelaFuente 6-2, 2-6, 6-3.