LEXINGTON, Va. -- The 26th-ranked Washington and Lee men's tennis team saw its season come to an end with a 5-1 loss to 12th-ranked Kenyon in the second round of the NCAA Division III Tournament on Saturday afternoon at the Duchossois Tennis Center.

The doubles points were tightly-contested, with the matches at No. 1 and No. 3 both going to a tiebreaker.  The Generals pulled out the win at No. 1 as junior Taylor Shamshiri (Austin, Texas / ATA College Prep) and sophomore Michael Holt (Henrico, Va. / Mills Godwin) won 9-8 (8-6) on a between the legs winner by Shamshiri, the only play he could make following a lob shot.  The team of sophomore John Kirby (Jacksonville, Fla. / Stanton College Prep) and first-year Jordan Krasner (Rockville, Md. / Walter Johnson) fell 9-8 after losing the tiebreaker, 7-5.

Trailing 2-1 entering singles play, the Lords notched wins at Nos. 1, 3 and 4 to close out the match and improve to 19-7 on the season.  With the loss, W&L's season ended at 18-5.

Kenyon advances to the third-round where it will faces Emory University on Sunday at 10:00 am.

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Washington and Lee Tennis
Kenyon College vs Washington and Lee (May 10, 2014)

#12 Kenyon College 5, #26 Washington and Lee 1
May 10, 2014 at Lexington, VA (Duchossois Tennis Center)