Men's Tennis 3/26/2011 12:00:00 AM

W&L Men's Tennis Defeats Christopher Newport, 7-2

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. -- The Washington and Lee men's tennis team recorded a 7-2 victory over Christopher Newport on Saturday evening at the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center on the campus of the College of William & Mary.

The Generals recovered after dropping two of three doubles matches to win all six singles matches. Sophomore Hayden White (Baltimore, Md./Towson) and junior Jeremy Becht (Woodstock, Ga./Etowah) posted wins at No. 1 and No. 2 singles, defeating players ranked third and sixth in the region, respectively.

With the win, W&L improved to 10-1 overall on the season. The loss dropped CNU to 6-4 overall. The Generals match against NC Wesleyan slated for Sunday has been postponed so W&L will return to action on Tuesday as it travels to Roanoke for a 3:30 pm match.

-- GENERALS --

Washington and Lee Tennis
Washington and Lee vs Christopher Newport (Mar 27, 2011)

#30 Washington and Lee 7, Christopher Newport 2
Mar 27, 2011 at Williamsburg, Va.

Singles competition

1. Hayden White (W&L) def. Eric Shulman (CNUM) 6-4, 6-1

2. Jeremy Becht (W&L) def. Gianandrea Heyer (CNUM) 6-3, 6-3

3. Michael Freeman (W&L) def. Garrett Widing (CNUM) 6-0, 6-2

4. Jonathan Gaffney (W&L) def. Matthew King (CNUM) 6-2, 6-0

5. Ben Fass (W&L) def. Dusty Nelson (CNUM) 6-1, 6-1

6. Brian Roberts (W&L) def. Josef Manilla (CNUM) 6-2, 6-2

Doubles competition

1. Gianandrea Heyer/Matthew King (CNUM) def. Mac Davis/Will Hall (W&L) 8-8 (5-6), retired

2. Eric Shulman/Dusty Nelson (CNUM) def. Jonathan Gaffney/Jeremy Becht (W&L) 9-7

3. Brian Roberts/Hayden White (W&L) def. Kyle Tobin/Robbie Wagner (CNUM) 8-0

Match Notes

Washington and Lee 10-1; National ranking #30

Christopher Newport 6-4

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Players Mentioned

Jeremy Becht: 5' 8"; Junior

Mac Davis: 6' 0"; Junior

Ben Fass: 5' 11"; Junior

Michael Freeman: 5' 10"; Junior

Jonathan Gaffney: 5' 10"; Junior

Will Hall: 6' 0"; Senior

Brian Roberts: 5' 10"; Junior

Hayden White: 6' 0"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Jeremy Becht
: 5' 8"; Junior

Mac Davis
: 6' 0"; Junior

Ben Fass
: 5' 11"; Junior

Michael Freeman
: 5' 10"; Junior

Jonathan Gaffney
: 5' 10"; Junior

Will Hall
: 6' 0"; Senior

Brian Roberts
: 5' 10"; Junior

Hayden White
: 6' 0"; Sophomore

Washington and Lee Tennis Washington and Lee vs Christopher Newport (Mar 27, 2011)

Players Mentioned

Players Mentioned

Washington and Lee Tennis
Washington and Lee vs Christopher Newport (Mar 27, 2011)