PITTSBURGH – The Washington and Lee men's swimming team suffered a 215-47 defeat at the hands of eighth-ranked Carnegie Mellon on Saturday.
 
Highlights from the meet:
 
-W&L tallied nine top-four finishes, including six in the Top 3. Six different swimmers combined for seven top-four placings in individual races.
 
-First-year Stephen Ewing (Las Cruces, N.M. / Las Cruces) led the way with a pair of third-place efforts in the 1000 free (10:26.11) and 500 free (4:58.77). First-year Luke Nagel (Wayne, Pa. / Conestoga) tallied a team-best second in the 200 free (1:46.61).
 
-Sophomore Will Hughes (Fairfax, Va. / James W. Robinson Secondary) rounded out the Generals to finish in the Top 3 in individual events, which came in the 200 back (2:01.20).
 
-The Generals also placed third in both relays on the day. First-year Matt Fritz (Reston, Va. / South Lakes), senior Steve Warren (Westfield, N.J. / Westfield), sophomore Malachi Eberly (Reading, Pa. / Wilson) and first-year Devin Bateman (Fredericksburg, Va. / Stafford) made up the 200 medley team (1:37.36). Bateman and Eberly were then joined by first-year Baxter Smelzer (Greensboro, N.C. / Page) and junior Dawson Kramer (Taylors, S.C. / Eastside) on the 200 free relay (1:27.64).
 
Top-four finishes:
-Fritz, Warren, Eberly, Bateman – 3rd place 200 medley relay (1:37.36)
-Smelzer, Bateman, Eberly, Kramer – 3rd place 200 free relay (1:27.64)
-Stephen Ewing – 3rd place 1000 free (10:26.11); 3rd place 500 free (4:58.77)
-Luke Nagel – 2nd place 200 free (1:46.61)
-Will Hughes – 3rd place 200 back (2:01.20)
-Matt Snyder – 4th place 1000 free (10:37.98)
-Dawson Kramer – 4th place 100 back (55.46)
-Devin Bateman – 4th place 100 fly (52.49)
 
Up next:
 
The Generals will be back in action on Friday when they compete in the first of three days at the Franklin & Marshall Invitational.