Thousand Oaks, Ca.-- The University of Mary Washington men's tennis team defeated Cal Lutheran, 6-3, on Monday. CLU came into the match ranked #7 nationally, while UMW is #28 in the nation. The Eagles move to 7-0 on the year.
Stratton Gilmore picked up a big doubles win with partner Brandon Griffin at two doubles, 8-6 over Moises Cardenas and Fergus Scott. Alex Blakhin and David Lunding-Johansson were also winners at three doubles. The duo knocked off Ian Slater and Jesse Knight 8-4.
Gilmore continued his big day in singles, with a win over Connor Treacy, 6-1, 6-1 at three singles. His double partner Brandon Griffin also picked up a singles win at six singles over Scott. Griffin was a 6-1, 6-2 victor. Blakhin and Lunding-Johansson also won singles matches. Blakhin knocked off Sean Handley one and zero at five singles, while Lunding-Johansson was a 6-3, 6-4 winner at the four spot.
The #28 Eagles return to action Wednesday against #17 Pomona-Pitzer at 7:00 p.m.
| Singles competition |
| 1. Moises Cardenas (CLU) def. CAREY, Tyler (UMWMT) 7-6 (7-1), 6-3 |
| 2. Alex Nichols (CLU) def. CHARLES, Evan (UMWMT) 6-1, 6-2 |
| 3. GILMORE, Stratton (UMWMT) def. Connor Treacy (CLU) 6-1, 6-1 |
| 4. LUNDIG-JOHANSSON, Da (UMWMT) def. Ian Slater (CLU) 6-3, 6-4 |
| 5. BLAKHIN, Alexander (UMWMT) def. Sean Handley (CLU) 6-1, 6-0 |
| 6. GRIFFIN, Brandon (UMWMT) def. Fergus Scott (CLU) 6-1, 6-2 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Alex Nichols/Connor Treacy (CLU) def. CHARLES, Evan/CAREY, Tyler (UMWMT) 8-4 |
| 2. GRIFFIN, Brandon/GILMORE, Stratton (UMWMT) def. Moises Cardenas/Fergus Scott (CLU) 8-6 |
| 3. LUNDIG-JOHANSSON, Da/BLAKHIN, Alexander (UMWMT) def. Ian Slater/Jesse Knight (CLU) 8-4 |