W&L Men's Tennis Falls to Carnegie Mellon, 6-3
LEXINGTON, Va. -- The 30th-ranked Washington and Lee men's tennis team fell to 17th-ranked Carnegie Mellon, 6-3, on Saturday morning at the Duchossois Tennis Center.
The doubles team of juniors Michael Freeman (Portland, Ore./Jesuit) and Jeremy Becht (Woodstock, Ga./Etowah) recorded an 8-1 win at No. 3 singles, while sophomore Hayden White (Baltimore, Md./Towson) and junior Brian Roberts (Potomac, Md./Winston Churchill) were the lone winners for W&L in singles. White notched a 6-3, 6-0 win at No. 1 singles and Roberts logged a 7-6 (5), 2-6, 10-8 win at No. 6 singles.
With the loss, the Generals fell to 11-2 overall. Carnegie Mellon improved to 11-6 with the victory.
Washington and Lee returns to action on April 16 when it hosts a yet-to-be determined opponent in the quarterfinals of the ODAC Tournament.
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Washington and Lee Tennis
Carnegie Mellon University vs Washington and Lee (Apr 02, 2011)
#17 Carnegie Mellon University 6, #30 Washington and Lee 3
Apr 02, 2011 at Lexington, VA (Duchossois Tennis Center)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Hayden White (W&L) def. Alex Nemerov (CMUM) 6-3, 6-0 |
| 2. Duke Miller (CMUM) def. Jeremy Becht (W&L) 6-1, 6-2 |
| 3. Bobby MacTaggart (CMUM) def. Michael Freeman (W&L) 7-5, 6-2 |
| 4. Harsha Rao (CMUM) def. Jonathan Gaffney (W&L) 2-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 |
| 5. Jeremy King (CMUM) def. Ben Fass (W&L) 6-4, 6-2 |
| 6. Brian Roberts (W&L) def. Jooho Yu (CMUM) 7-6 (7-5), 2-6, 10-8 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Jeremy King/Duke Miller (CMUM) def. Jonathan Gaffney/Mac Davis (W&L) 8-2 |
| 2. Alex Nemerov/Jooho Yu (CMUM) def. Hayden White/Brian Roberts (W&L) 9-7 |
| 3. Michael Freeman/Jeremy Becht (W&L) def. Bobby MacTaggart/Harsha Rao (CMUM) 8-1 |
| Match Notes |
| Carnegie Mellon University 11-6; National ranking #17 |
| Washington and Lee 11-2; National ranking #30 |
