The 15th ranked University of Mary Washington men's tennis team capped a perfect weekend by downing North Carolina Wesleyan College, 6-3, on Sunday at the UMW Indoor Tennis Center. The Eagles improve to 5-1 on the season.
After sweeping the three doubles matches, 8-6, 8-6, and 8-5, UMW picked up a win from Brandon Griffin at six singles, and then a three-set win from Evan Charles at four to clinch the match. David Lunding-Johansson also picked up a tight 7-6, 7-5 win at three.
The Eagles will be back in action on Sunday, March 1, when they visit 11th ranked Pomona Pitzer Colleges in California at 4:00 p.m.
Tennis Match Results
N.C. Wesleyan vs Mary Washington
Feb 22, 2015 at Fredericksburg, Va.
#15 Mary Washington 6, N.C. Wesleyan 3
Singles competition
1. Robert Kjellberg (NCWM) def. Tyler Carey (UMW) 6-7, 6-4, 6-4
2. Sebastian Sikh (NCWM) def. Stratton Gilmore (UMW) 7-6, 7-6
3. D. Lunding-Johansson (UMW) def. Fabio Pereira (NCWM) 7-6, 7-5
4. Evan Charles (UMW) def. Fernando Nardelli (NCWM) 6-1, 4-6, 6-2
5. Andres Gomez (NCWM) def. Eric Hurwitz (UMW) 6-0, 6-2
6. Brandon Griffin (UMW) def. Eduardo Ugalde (NCWM) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Tyler Carey/Evan Charles (UMW) def. Robert Kjellberg/Sebastian Sikh (NCWM) 8-6
2. Stratton Gilmore/Andrew Curtis (UMW) def. Fabio Pereira/Andres Gomez (NCWM) 8-6
3. D. Lunding-Johansson/Brandon Griffin (UMW) def. Fernando Nardelli/Eduardo Ugalde (NCWM) 8-5
Match Notes:
Mary Washington 5-1; National ranking #15