LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Washington and Lee men's swimming team downed Virginia Military Institute, 117-88, in non-conference action on Saturday morning at the Cy Twombly Pool.

Senior Eric Ritter (Birmingham, Ala./Mountain Brook) and freshman Mike Ginder (Jacksonville, Fla./Episcopal) led all Generals (2-0) with a pair of victories each. Ritter took top honors in the 200 Free (1:52.42) and won the 100 Back with a B-cut time of 53.06. Ginder won the 100 Free (49.25) and the 50 Free (22.83).

Senior Drew Catanese (Southampton, Mass./Suffield Acad.) and freshman Kevin Hayes (Mercer Island, Wash./Mercer Island) rounded out the event winners for W&L. Catanese won the 100 Fly with a time of 54.63, while Hayes hit the wall first in the 200 IM with a time of 2:05.27.

The Generals return to action on Sunday, Nov. 9, when they travel to Catholic. Meet time is 1:00 p.m

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