WINCHESTER, Va. – The No. 20 Washington and Lee men's tennis team walked away with a 6-1 win at Shenandoah on Saturday afternoon in their final road contest of the regular season.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
The Generals (11-6, 7-0 ODAC) opened strongly by winning all three doubles matches for the 1-0 lead. Senior
Eli Hirshberg and sophomore
Heys Parker blanked Aryanth Chintharlapalli and Shine Tokas at No. 2, while seniors
Evan Erb and
Will Kistler earned a 6-1 win at No. 1. Senior
James Kurani and first-year
Ryan Good defeated Artem Babaiev and Jovan Cirkovic, 6-4, at No. 3.
Hirshberg, Parker, Kistler and sophomore
Sanjheev Rao highlighted singles play with straight-set wins. Hirshberg had the most convincing win, as he dropped only three games at No. 4, while Parker won both of his sets, 6-2, at No. 5. Kistler dispatched Shine Tokas, 6-3, 6-2, at No. 2 and Rao upended Keith Orr at No. 6 with 6-3 wins in both sets.
Kurani pulled out a 6-1, 6-7 (5), 1-0 (5) win over Cirkovic at No. 3 to round out the W&L winners. The Hornets (7-5, 5-2 ODAC) got their lone team point of the day at No. 1, after Erb was forced to retire after dropping the first set against Dominick Suwak, 6-4.
NOTEWORTHY POINTS:
With a singles and doubles win on Saturday, Hirshberg now sits just two wins short of reaching 100 combined wins for his career.
UP NEXT:
The Generals' final three matches of the regular season will all be at home, starting with Averett on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. Prior to first serves, W&L's four-player senior class of Erb, Hirshberg, Kistler and Kurani will be recognized as part of Senior Day.
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.
