The Hornets slipped to 0-3 on the season after dropping their North Central Missouri Conference opener to the Pirates 8-4 on Thursday night.
"The guys battled really hard," Fulton head coach Rob Fisher said. "There were a lot of long rallies and they handled playing in some extreme wind.
"This should be a big confidence boost for the team. Hopefully, it can propel us into future matches."
Here are Thursday night's singles and doubles results:
•No. 1 singles: freshman Haydon Windsor (F) defeated Noah Lammers (B), 10-6; No. 2: Christian Bivas (B) def. sophomore Grant Hendricks (F), 10-8; No. 3: Philip Boinyiwe (B) def. sophomore Josh Adams (F), 10-6; No. 4: Joshua Boinyiwe (B) def. sophomore Dustin Lee (F), 10-3; No. 5: Gabe Rumbaoa (B) def. freshman Miles Johnson (F), 11-10 (10-8); No. 6: Luke Rehagen (B) def. sophomore James Hill (F), 10-3.
•No. 1 doubles: Windsor/Hendricks (F) def. Lammers/Bivas (B), 10-5; No. 2: P. Boinyiwe/J. Boinyiwe (B) def. Adams/Lee (F), 10-2; No. 3: Johnson/freshman Devin Ferro (F) def. Rumbaoa/Rehagen (B), 10-7; No. 4: Christian Burns/Will Engle (B) def. Hill/sophomore Joshua Haarmann (F), 10-3; No. 5: Brett McNeil/Joel Concannon (B) def. freshman Isaiah Mackley/junior Jesus Torres (F), 10-7; No. 6: sophomore Robert Van Vickle/junior Alex Zajdel (F) def. Christian Keshepfal/Kobe Abel (B), 10-3.
The Hornets stay on the road for an NCMC matchup at Moberly at 4:30 p.m. today.