Men's Tennis 3/18/2012 12:00:00 AM

W&L Men's Tennis Upends No. 16 Mary Washington, 5-4

LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Washington and Lee men's tennis team knocked off its second ranked opponent in as many days and increased its winning streak to eight straight matches with a 5-4 win over 16th-ranked Mary Washington on Sunday afternoon at the W&L Courts.

W&L had defeated 23rd-ranked Case Western Reserve on Saturday and the Generals took a 3-0 lead on the Eagles by winning all three doubles matches on Sunday. Junior Hayden White (Baltimore, Md./Towson) clinched the match when he posted a 6-4, 6-2 win over Evan Charles at No. 1 singles.

With the win, W&L improved to 10-3 overall, while the Eagles fell to 4-8.

Washington and Lee returns to action on Wednesday when it travels to Bridgewater for a 4:00 pm match.

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Washington and Lee Tennis
Mary Washington vs Washington and Lee (Mar 18, 2012)

Washington and Lee 5, #16 Mary Washington 4
Mar 18, 2012 at Lexington, Va. (W&L Outdoor Courts)

Singles competition

1. Hayden White (W&L) def. Evan Charles (UMW) 6-4, 6-2

2. Alex Blakhin (UMW) def. Taylor Shamshiri (W&L) 6-1, 6-2

3. Tyler Carey (UMW) def. Michael Goldstein (W&L) 6-0, 6-4

4. Will Apperson (UMW) def. Jeremy Becht (W&L) 6-4, 4-6, 10-6

5. Riley Baver (UMW) def. Christopher Hu (W&L) 2-6, 6-4, 10-7

6. Michael Freeman (W&L) def. Donato Rizzolo (UMW) 6-4, 6-0

Doubles competition

1. Michael Goldstein/Mac Davis (W&L) def. Donato Rizzolo/Evan Charles (UMW) 8-6

2. Hayden White/Taylor Shamshiri (W&L) def. Riley Baver/Kaleb Nguyen (UMW) 8-3

3. Jeremy Becht/Christopher Hu (W&L) def. Alex Blakhin/Tyler Carey (UMW) 8-4

Match Notes

Mary Washington 4-8; National ranking #16

Washington and Lee 10-3

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Players Mentioned

Jeremy Becht: 5' 7"; Senior

Michael Goldstein: 5' 11"; First Year

Christopher Hu: 5' 11"; First Year

Taylor Shamshiri: 5' 8"; First Year

Hayden White: 6' 0"; Junior

Players Mentioned

Jeremy Becht
: 5' 7"; Senior

Michael Goldstein
: 5' 11"; First Year

Christopher Hu
: 5' 11"; First Year

Taylor Shamshiri
: 5' 8"; First Year

Hayden White
: 6' 0"; Junior

Washington and Lee Tennis Mary Washington vs Washington and Lee (Mar 18, 2012)

Players Mentioned

Players Mentioned

Washington and Lee Tennis
Mary Washington vs Washington and Lee (Mar 18, 2012)