LEXINGTON, Va. -- The 26th-ranked Washington and Lee men's tennis team knocked off 16th-ranked North Carolina Wesleyan by a score of 7-2 on Sunday.
The Generals took all three doubles points, led by the top tandem of sophomore Taylor Shamshiri (Austin, Texas / ATA College Prep) and first-year Michael Holt (Henrico, Va. / Mills Godwin), who defeated Artsiom Prostak and Robert Kjellberg, the top-ranked duo in the Atlantic South Region. The score was 9-8 (7-5).
In singles, W&L was paced by senior Hayden White (Baltimore, Md. / Towson), who won his 13th consecutive match by downing Kjellberg, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (7-5). Kjellberg is currently the top-ranked singles player in the Atlantic South Region.
The win improved the Generals to 13-4 overall, while the Battling Bishops dropped to 9-7 overall.
Washington and Lee returns to action on April 14 when it hosts Franklin & Marshall for a 12:00 pm contest.
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Washington and Lee Tennis
N.C. Wesleyan vs Washington and Lee (Mar. 31, 2013)
#26 Washington and Lee 7, #16 N.C. Wesleyan 2
Mar. 31, 2013 at Lexington, Va.
| Singles competition |
| 1. Hayden White (W&L) def. Robert Kjellberg (NCWM) 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (7-5) |
| 2. Artsiom Prostak (NCWM) def. Taylor Shamshiri (W&L) 6-4, 6-0 |
| 3. Michael Holt (W&L) def. Johan Ljungdahl (NCWM) 7-5, 6-3 |
| 4. Christopher Hu (W&L) def. Peter Hviid (NCWM) 6-2, 6-0 |
| 5. Brian Krouskos (W&L) def. Mikhail Konnov (NCWM) 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 |
| 6. Marcus Pola (NCWM) def. Vincent Kim (W&L) 7-5, 4-6, 10-7 |
| Match Notes |
| N.C. Wesleyan 9-7; National ranking #16 |
| Washington and Lee 13-4; National ranking #26 |
