The Univeristy of Mary Washington men's tennis team picked up two wins on Saturday over Southern Virginia (9-0) and Washington and Lee (7-2). The #17 Eagles move to 11-2 overall.
The Eagles bested #22 Washington and Lee, winning two of three doubles and five of six singles against the Generals. Tyler Carey and Evan Charles teamed up to win 8-5 at one doubles, while Brandon Griffin and Stratton Gilmore won 8-3 at two doubles.
Five Eagles picked up wins in singles. Carey won at number one (7-5, 4-6, 7-5), while Charles (6-3, 4-6, 6-1) won at three. David Lunding-Johansson (7-6 (9), 6-4), Alex Blakhin (5-7, 6-0, 6-4) and Griffin (four and zero) won the bottom half of the lineup.
The Eagles easily rolled over the Knights, 9-0, winning every match on the day. All six singles matches were won in straight sets.
UMW returns to action next Saturday when they host Bates at 12:00 p.m.
#17 University of Mary Washington 9, Southern Virginia 0
Mar 15, 2014 at Buena Vista, Va.
| Singles competition |
| 1. GRIFFIN, Brandon (UMWMT) def. Pradeep Ravisankar (SVU) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 2. GILMORE, Stratton (UMWMT) def. Dallin Evans (SVU) 6-1, 6-0 |
| 3. BLAKHIN, Alexander (UMWMT) def. Cooper Brown (SVU) 6-0, 6-4 |
| 4. CURTIS, Andrew (UMWMT) def. Zac Bowers (SVU) 6-2, 6-2 |
| 5. BUIE, Scott (UMWMT) def. Adam Blocher (SVU) 6-3, 6-0 |
| 6. CRAGG, Alexander (UMWMT) def. Brian Blocher (SVU) 6-3, 6-2 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. CAREY, Tyler/CHARLES, Evan (UMWMT) def. Pradeep Ravisankar/Dallin Evans (SVU) 8-0 |
| 2. GRIFFIN, Brandon/CURTIS, Andrew (UMWMT) def. Cooper Brown/Zac Bowers (SVU) 8-3 |
| 3. BUIE, Scott/CRAGG, Alexander (UMWMT) def. Adam Blocher/Brian Blocher (SVU) 8-1 |
#17 University of Mary Washington 7, #22 Washington and Lee
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Mar 15, 2013 at
| Singles competition |
| 1. CAREY, Tyler (UMWMT) def. Taylor Shamshiri (W&L) 7-5, 4-6, 7-5 |
| 2. Michael Holt (W&L) def. GILMORE, Stratton (UMWMT) 6-2, 6-2 |
| 3. CHARLES, Evan (UMWMT) def. Christopher Hu (W&L) 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 |
| 4. LUNDIG-JOHANSSON, Da (UMWMT) def. Jordan Krasner (W&L) 7-6 (11-9), 6-4 |
| 5. BLAKHIN, Alexander (UMWMT) def. Thomas Johnson (W&L) 5-7, 6-0, 6-4 |
| 6. GRIFFIN, Brandon (UMWMT) def. Will Bannister (W&L) 6-4, 6-0 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. CAREY, Tyler/CHARLES, Evan (UMWMT) def. Taylor Shamshiri/Michael Holt (W&L) 8-5 |
| 2. GILMORE, Stratton/GRIFFIN, Brandon (UMWMT) def. Christopher Hu/Thomas Johnson (W&L) 8-3 |
| 3. Jordan Krasner/John Kirby (W&L) def. BLAKHIN, Alexander/LUNDIG-JOHANSSON, Da (UMWMT) 8-4 |