The University of Mary Washington men's tennis team captured an impressive 6-2 win over #16 Bates College on Friday night at the UTC to improve to 12-3 on the season.

The Eagles gained wins at two and three doubles, before taking singles wins at one, three, four, and five.

UMW will face York and Penn State Harrisburg on the road on Saturday. 

Tennis Match Results
Bates vs Mary Washington
Mar 20, 2015 at Fredericksburg, Va.

#19 Mary Washington 6, #16 Bates 2

 Singles competition
1. Tyler Carey (UMW) def. Pierre Planche (BATES) 6-1, 6-1
2. Christopher Ellis (BATES) def. Stratton Gilmore (UMW) 7-6, 6-3
3. D. Lunding-Johansson (UMW) def. Brent Feldman (BATES) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
4. Brandon Griffin (UMW) def. Ben Rosen (BATES) 6-4, 6-2
5. Evan Charles (UMW) def. Henry Lee (BATES) 6-1, 6-1
6. Patrick Ordway (BATES) vs. Eric Hurwitz (UMW) no result

 Doubles competition
1. Pierre Planche/Christopher Ellis (BATES) def. Tyler Carey/Evan Charles (UMW) 9-8
2. Stratton Gilmore/Brandon Griffin (UMW) def. Henry Lee/Patrick Ordway (BATES) 8-4
3. D. Lunding-Johansson/Andrew Curtis (UMW) def. Josh Leiner/Ben Rosen (BATES) 9-8

Match Notes:
Mary Washington 12-3; National ranking #19