LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Washington and Lee wrestling team opened its season by competing in the VMI Keydet Invitational on Saturday at VMI's Cocke Hall.

The Generals were led by freshmen Max Courtney (Jeffersonville, Pa./La Salle College) and Moses Laffitte (Columbia, S.C./Hammond).

Courtney, who finished 1-2 on the day in the 184-pound flight, dropped his first match before notching a 2-1 decision over Matt Sawyer of Carson-Newman. In his final appearance of the day, Courtney fell to Old Dominion University's Rob Valentine (16-7).

Laffitte, who finished the day 1-2 in the 174-pound flight, opened the invitational with a 5-2 decision over Chris Culp (Carson-Newman). He ended the day with a loss by fall to both Aaron Kerkof (VMI) and Chris Mandracchia (Duke).

The Generals will be back in action on Sat., Dec., 10 at the Scranton Invitational. Action begins at 10:00 a.m.

125 POUNDS
Match 1 - Daniel Ruiz (The Citadel) d. Ben Everett (W&L), Fall 1:30
Match 2 - Justin Showmaker (The Citadel) d. Ben Everett (W&L), Fall 1:49

157 POUNDS
Match 1 - Tripp Seed (Southern Virginia) d. Corey Little (W&L), Fall 1:36
Match 2 - Richard Meredith (VMI) d. Corey Little (W&L), Fall 4:38

174 POUNDS
Match 1 - Moses Laffitte (W&L) d. Chris Culp (Carson-Newman), 5-2
Match 2 - Aaron Kerkhof (VMI) d. Moses Laffitte (W&L), Fall 3:51
Match 3 - Chris Mandracchia (Duke) d. Moses Laffitte (W&L), Fall 1:30

184 POUNDS
Match 1 - Matt Morris (Davidson) d. Max Courtney (W&L), 9-2
Match 2 - Max Courtney (W&L) d. Matt Sawyer (Carson-Newman), 2-1
Match 3 - Rob Valentine (Old Dominion University), Major Decision 16-7

197 POUNDS
Match 1 - Justin Smith (Anderson) d. Mike Bennett (W&L), 8-1
Match 2 - Alex Sharipov (Carson-Newman) d. Mike Bennett (W&L), Default

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