UMW Men's Tennis Finishes Standout 1st Day at ITA Cup; Hutchison and Watson Still Alive

UMW Men's Tennis Finishes Standout 1st Day at ITA Cup; Hutchison and Watson Still Alive

The University of Mary Washington men's tennis team achieved an outstanding day one at the ITA Cup in Berry, Ga., on Thursday.

In singles, senior Moses Hutchison defeated Cole Lindwall of UW Whitewater, 6-3, 6-2, in the opening round in singles, and in doing so gained All-America honors. He then fell in the quarterfinal  round to Jordan Theron of Methodist Univesity, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2).

In doubles Hutchison and junior Andrew Watson defeated Portnoy and Giminez of Skidmore, 6-4, 6-1, to advance to Friday's quarterfinal round, against Frelinghuysen/Kandel of Williams College at 1 p.m. Senior Cole Tecce and sophomore Peter Leese fell to Esses and Raina of Emory, 6-3, 6-3.