Men's Tennis 5/4/2013 12:00:00 AM

W&L Men's Tennis Knocks Off No. 22 Mary Washington, 5-4

LEXINGTON, Va. -- The 21st-ranked Washington and Lee men's tennis team avenged an early-season loss to Mary Washington, knocking off the 22nd-ranked Eagles, 5-4, on Saturday at the W&L Courts.

The Generals dropped two of the three doubles matches, but recovered to win four singles matches to pick up the win. Sophomores Taylor Shamshiri (Austin, Texas / ATA College Prep) and Christopher Hu (Ridgewood, N.J. / Ridgewood) posted straight-set victories at No. 2 and No. 4 singles, respectively.

With the win, W&L improved to 18-5 overall, tying for the second-most wins in a season in program history. Mary Washington dropped to 14-11 with the loss.

Washington and Lee will now wait to see who it will play in the NCAA Tournament which begins on May 10-12.

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Washington and Lee Tennis
Mary Washington vs Washington and Lee (May 04, 2013)

#21 Washington and Lee 5, #22 Mary Washington 4
May 04, 2013 at Lexington, Va. (W&L Outdoor Courts)

Singles competition

1. Tyler Carey (UMW) def. Hayden White (W&L) 6-1, 7-5

2. Taylor Shamshiri (W&L) def. Alex Blakhin (UMW) 6-1, 6-0

3. Michael Holt (W&L) def. Evan Charles (UMW) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4

4. Christopher Hu (W&L) def. Sam Wichlin (UMW) 6-4, 6-2

5. Brian Krouskos (W&L) def. D. Lunding-Johansson (UMW) 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 6-3

6. Kaleb Nguyen (UMW) def. Vincent Kim (W&L) 6-2, 6-2

Doubles competition

1. Evan Charles/Sam Wichlin (UMW) def. Taylor Shamshiri/Michael Holt (W&L) 8-5

2. Hayden White/Christopher Hu (W&L) def. Tyler Carey/Kaleb Nguyen (UMW) 8-6

3. Alex Blakhin/D. Lunding-Johansson (UMW) def. Brian Krouskos/John Kirby (W&L) 8-3

Match Notes

Mary Washington 14-11; National ranking #22

Washington and Lee 18-5; National ranking #21

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Players Mentioned

Michael Holt: 6' 2"; First Year

Christopher Hu: 5' 11"; Sophomore

Vincent Kim: 6' 1"; Junior

John Kirby: 6' 2"; First Year

Brian Krouskos: 5' 8"; First Year

Taylor Shamshiri: 5' 9"; Sophomore

Hayden White: 6' 1"; Senior

Players Mentioned

Michael Holt
: 6' 2"; First Year

Christopher Hu
: 5' 11"; Sophomore

Vincent Kim
: 6' 1"; Junior

John Kirby
: 6' 2"; First Year

Brian Krouskos
: 5' 8"; First Year

Taylor Shamshiri
: 5' 9"; Sophomore

Hayden White
: 6' 1"; Senior

Washington and Lee Tennis Mary Washington vs Washington and Lee (May 04, 2013)

Players Mentioned

Players Mentioned

Washington and Lee Tennis
Mary Washington vs Washington and Lee (May 04, 2013)