Men's Tennis

No. 7 Carnegie Mellon Defeats W&L Men's Tennis, 8-1

PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- The 25th-ranked Washington and Lee men's tennis team was knocked off by seventh-ranked Carnegie Mellon, 8-1, on Saturday morning in Pittsburgh.

The Tartans took all three doubles matches and cruised to the win by claiming five of the six singles matches.  The lone win for W&L was a 3-6, 6-3, 10-8 victory by first-year Zack Ely (Norwalk, Conn. / Brien McMahon) over Vayum Arora at No. 3 singles.

The loss dropped W&L to 9-4 overall, while CMU improved to 11-5.

Washington and Lee returns to action on Sunday when it hosts Guilford (12:00 pm) and Hampden-Sydney (3:00 pm).

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Washington and Lee Men's Tennis
Washington and Lee vs Carnegie Mellon University (Apr 02, 2016)

#7 Carnegie Mellon University 8, #25 Washington and Lee 1
Apr 02, 2016 at Pittsburgh, Pa. (CMU Tennis Courts)

Singles competition
1. Abhishek Alla (CMUM) def. Thomas Johnson (W&L) 6-1, 6-0
2. Daniel Levine (CMUM) def. Will Bannister (W&L) 6-1, 6-2
3. Zack Ely (W&L) def. Vayum Arora (CMUM) 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-8)
4. Chaz Downing (CMUM) def. Justin Gillette (W&L) 6-0, 6-1
5. Kenny Zheng (CMUM) def. Michael Lukas (W&L) 6-2, 6-1
6. Yuvraj Kumar (CMUM) def. Jason Renner (W&L) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Vayum Arora/Daniel Levine (CMUM) def. Thomas Johnson/Will Bannister (W&L) 8-6
2. Jeffrey Chen/Kenny Zheng (CMUM) def. Zack Ely/Michael Lukas (W&L) 8-2
3. Abhishek Alla/Yuvraj Kumar (CMUM) def. Justin Gillette/Jason Renner (W&L) 8-2
Match Notes
Washington and Lee 9-4; National ranking #25
Carnegie Mellon University 11-5; National ranking #7
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (6,4,5,2,1,3)
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Players Mentioned

Will Bannister

Will Bannister

6' 2"
Junior
Zack Ely

Zack Ely

6' 0"
First Year
Justin Gillette

Justin Gillette

6' 2"
Sophomore
Thomas Johnson

Thomas Johnson

6' 1"
Senior
Michael Lukas

Michael Lukas

6' 4"
Junior
Jason Renner

Jason Renner

5' 11"
First Year

Players Mentioned

Will Bannister

Will Bannister

6' 2"
Junior
Zack Ely

Zack Ely

6' 0"
First Year
Justin Gillette

Justin Gillette

6' 2"
Sophomore
Thomas Johnson

Thomas Johnson

6' 1"
Senior
Michael Lukas

Michael Lukas

6' 4"
Junior
Jason Renner

Jason Renner

5' 11"
First Year