TOWSON, Md. – Junior Zac Jelinek won the 50-yard freestyle but the Tigers (0-3) were unable to earn their first win of the season as they dropped a pair of non-conference decisions against Georgetown and East Carolina in a double dual meet at Burdick Pool on Saturday afternoon.

The Tigers dropped a 238-60 decision against East Carolina while Georgetown earned a 159-129 victory over Towson. East Carolina also defeated the Hoyas by a 240-58 margin.

“Today was a great effort by our men's team,” Towson Coach Pat Mead said. “We had some great performances by our men in the meet. The continued improvement is something I am very pleased with.

“We still have some work to get done but today was a solid performance for our men's team,” Coach Mead added.

Jelinek won the 50-yard freestyle by completing the event in a time of 21.83 seconds. He also had a second place effort in the 100-yard freestyle (47.88) and earned third place in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:45.32.

Freshman Jacob Huston placed second in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 58.89 seconds. He also had a third place effort in the 200-yard breaststroke by touching the wall in 2 minutes, 12.35 seconds.

The Tigers will continue their season on November 6 and 7 at a Colonial Athletic Association Pod Meet at UNC Wilmington.