LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Washington and Lee men's tennis team opened its spring schedule with a 5-4 victory over Christopher Newport on Saturday afternoon at the Duchossois Tennis Center.
The Generals (1-0) dropped two of the three doubles matches and fell at No. 1 and No. 2 singles before winning each of the final four singles matches to take the come-from-behind victory.
With the loss, Christopher Newport fell to 0-1 on the season.
Washington and Lee will return to action on Thursday when it hosts Lynchburg for a 3:30 pm match.
-- GENERALS --
Washington and Lee Tennis
Christopher Newport vs Washington and Lee (Feb 11, 2012)
Washington and Lee 5, Christopher Newport 4
Feb 11, 2012 at Lexington, Va. (Duchossois Tennis Center)
| Singles competition |
| 1. SHULMAN, Eric (CNUM) def. Michael Goldstein (W&L) 6-2, 6-3 |
| 2. HEYER, Gianandrea (CNUM) def. Taylor Shamshiri (W&L) 6-1, 6-4 |
| 3. Jeremy Becht (W&L) def. KING, Matt (CNUM) 7-5, 6-4 |
| 4. Michael Freeman (W&L) def. MANILLA, Joey (CNUM) 6-1, 6-0 |
| 5. Brian Roberts (W&L) def. TOBIN, Kyle (CNUM) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 |
| 6. Ben Fass (W&L) def. WAGNER, Robbie (CNUM) 6-2, 6-1 |
| Match Notes |
| Christopher Newport 0-1; Regional ranking #10 |
| Washington and Lee 1-0; Regional ranking #8 |
