LEXINGTON, Va. -- The 25th-ranked and second-seeded Washington
and Lee men's tennis team claimed a 5-3 victory over 27th-ranked
and top-seeded Hampden-Sydney in the championship match of the ODAC
Tournament on Sunday afternoon at the Duchossois Tennis Center.
The Generals trailed 2-1 following doubles, but took four of the
first five singles matches that finished for the final
result.
First-year Hayden White (Baltimore, Md./Towson) knocked off ODAC
Player of the Year William Moss at No. 1 singles, 6-4, 7-5, to give
W&L a 4-3 lead and junior Will Hall (Cape Elizabeth, Maine/Cape
Elizabeth) closed out the match with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Tal
Covington and No. 5 singles. White was named the league's Rookie of
the Year.
The win avenged the Generals' earlier loss to the Tigers this
season, as well as a loss to H-SC in last season's ODAC title
match.
W&L is now 15-7 following the win, while Hampden-Sydney
dropped to 15-4 overall.
Washington and Lee will receive the ODAC's automatic bid to the
NCAA Tournament, which begins on May 14.
-- GENERALS --
Washington and Lee
Tennis
Hampden-Sydney vs Washington and Lee (Apr 25, 2010)
#25
Washington and Lee 5, #27 Hampden-Sydney 3
Apr 25, 2010 at Lexington, Va. (Duchossois Tennis Center)
| Singles
competition
|
| 1.
Hayden White (W&L) def. William Moss (HSC) 6-4, 7-5
|
| 2. Rich
Pugh (HSC) def. Mac Davis (W&L) 6-3, 6-2
|
| 3.
Jeremy Becht (W&L) def. Shad Harrell (HSC) 6-0, 6-3
|
| 4.
Michael Freeman (W&L) def. Kevin Calhoun (HSC) 6-3, 4-6,
6-2
|
| 5. Will
Hall (W&L) def. Tal Covington (HSC) 6-0, 6-1
|
| 6.
Cliff Gaddy (W&L) vs. Zack Pack (HSC) 6-1, 4-1,
unfinished
|
| Match
Notes
|
| Hampden-Sydney 15-4;
National ranking #27
|
| Washington and Lee
15-7; National ranking #25
|
| Order
of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (,3,2,4,1,5)
|
| ODAC
Championship Match
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