Men's Tennis

Emory Knocks Off W&L Men's Tennis in NCAA 3rd Round, 5-0

LEXINGTON, Va. -- The 25th-ranked Washington and Lee men's tennis team saw its season come to an end in the third round of the NCAA Division III Tournament with a 5-0 loss to second-ranked Emory University on Sunday afternoon at the W&L Upper Courts.

The loss dropped W&L to 16-9 overall, while Emory improved to 16-7 for the season.  The Eagles will advance to the NCAA Division III Quarterfinals to be held on May 25 at Oberlin College.

W&L first-year Hayden White (Baltimore, Md./Towson) will continue his play for W&L after being selected to participate in the NCAA Division III Singles Championship to be held at Oberlin from May 28-30.

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Washington and Lee Tennis
Emory University vs Washington and Lee (May 16, 2010)
#2 Emory University 5, #25 Washington and Lee 0
May 16, 2010 at Lexington, Va. (W&L Upper Courts)

Singles competition
1. Pottish, Dillon (EUM) def. Hayden White (W&L) 6-0, 6-0
2. Goodwin, Chris (EUM) def. Mac Davis (W&L) 6-0, 6-2
3. Jeremy Becht (W&L) vs. Simonson, Noah (EUM) 5-6, unfinished
4. Michael Freeman (W&L) vs. Egan, Colin (EUM) 4-6, 2-3, unfinished
5. Will Hall (W&L) vs. Lopp, Oliver (EUM) 5-7, 3-2, unfinished
6. Cliff Gaddy (W&L) vs. Caplan, David (EUM) 5-6, unfinished

Doubles competition
1. Jordan, Chris/Goodwin, Chris (EUM) def. Jonathan Gaffney/Alex Brooke (W&L) 8-1
2. Lopp, Oliver/Caplan, David (EUM) def. Jeremy Becht/Hayden White (W&L) 8-6
3. Redmond, Chris/Simonson, Noah (EUM) def. Mac Davis/Will Hall (W&L) 9-8 (7-4)

Match Notes
Emory University 16-7; National ranking #2
Washington and Lee 16-9; National ranking #25
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (,2,1)
Third Round of the NCAA Division III Tournament
T-2:51 A-127

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Players Mentioned

Jeremy Becht

Jeremy Becht

5' 8"
Sophomore
Mac Davis

Mac Davis

6' 0"
Sophomore
Michael  Freeman

Michael Freeman

5' 10"
Sophomore
Cliff Gaddy

Cliff Gaddy

5' 11"
Senior
Jonathan  Gaffney

Jonathan Gaffney

5' 10"
Sophomore
Will Hall

Will Hall

6' 0"
Junior
Hayden White

Hayden White

6' 0"
First Year

Players Mentioned

Jeremy Becht

Jeremy Becht

5' 8"
Sophomore
Mac Davis

Mac Davis

6' 0"
Sophomore
Michael  Freeman

Michael Freeman

5' 10"
Sophomore
Cliff Gaddy

Cliff Gaddy

5' 11"
Senior
Jonathan  Gaffney

Jonathan Gaffney

5' 10"
Sophomore
Will Hall

Will Hall

6' 0"
Junior
Hayden White

Hayden White

6' 0"
First Year