PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- The eighth-ranked Carnegie Mellon men's
tennis team defeated 25th-ranked Washington and Lee by a score of
6-3 on Saturday afternoon in Pittsburgh, Pa.
The Generals dropped two of the three doubles positions, but
recovered to post wins at No. 1 & 2 singles. First-year
Hayden White (Baltimore, Md./Towson) and sophomore Jeremy Becht
(Woodstock, Ga./Etowah) combined to win 8-4 at No. 2 doubles, while
White posted a 7-6, 1-6, 6-2 win over Alex Nemerov at No. 1
singles. Becht knocked off James Muliawan by a score of 6-3,
6-3 at No. 2 doubles, but W&L could not come through in any of
the bottom four singles positions to fall to 15-8 on the
season. CMU improved to 19-5.
Washington and Lee will return to action in the first round of
the NCAA Division III Tournament to be held on May 14 at a site to
be determined.
-- GENERALS --
Washington and Lee
Tennis
Washington and Lee vs Carnegie Mellon (May 01, 2010)
#8
Carnegie Mellon 6, #25 Washington and Lee 3
May 01, 2010 at Pittsburgh, Pa.
| Singles
competition
|
| 1.
Hayden White (W&L) def. Alex Nemerov (CMUM) 7-6, 1-6,
6-2
|
| 2.
Jeremy Becht (W&L) def. James Muliawan (CMUM) 6-3, 6-3
|
| 3. Duke
Miller (CMUM) def. Mac Davis (W&L) 6-2, 6-2
|
| 4. Jon
Spero (CMUM) def. Michael Freeman (W&L) 6-2, 6-2
|
| 5.
Harsha Rao (CMUM) def. Will Hall (W&L) 7-5, 6-2
|
| 6.
Jeremy King (CMUM) def. Cliff Gaddy (W&L) 7-5, 6-2, 10-8
|
| Match
Notes
|
| Washington and Lee
15-8; National ranking #25
|
| Carnegie Mellon 19-5;
National ranking #8
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