LEXINGTON, Va. – The No. 16 Washington and Lee men's tennis team bounced back into the win column on Monday afternoon with a 7-0 sweep of Bridgewater.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
The Generals (8-3, 5-0 ODAC) rolled through doubles play, winning all three matches by a combined score of 18-2. Junior
Jake Vo and first-year
Ryan Good played at No. 2, with sophomore
Britton Buckingham and first-year
Sahil Arora at No. 3, and both tandems shut their opponents out. Senior
Eli Hirshberg and sophomore
Heys Parker rounded out the doubles wins with a 6-2 result at No. 1.
W&L continued to dominate throughout singles, as each of the first four matches to finish featured a General dropping no more than one game in their wins. Arora (3) was the only W&L player to go 6-0, 6-0, but Vo (4), Good (5) and Buckingham (6) all cruised. Parker won his first set 6-0 at No. 2 before closing out his win with a 6-2 second-set score. Hirshberg battled Corey Beshoar at the top spot and emerged victorious 6-3, 6-3.
UP NEXT:
The Generals will be back in action next Wednesday, March 26, when they take on both Centre and Ferrum at home.
Nestled in the mountains of Virginia, Washington and Lee University is a proud member of NCAA Division III and the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. Founded in 1749, W&L is the ninth-oldest college in the United States and a top-ranked liberal arts university. With over 500 student-athletes in 24 varsity sports, the Generals have celebrated over 265 conference championships. Learn more about the Blue and White by visiting www.generalssports.com or on social media at @WLUGenerals.
