LEXINGTON, Va. – The top-seeded Washington and Lee men's tennis team advanced past eighth-seeded Roanoke in the ODAC Championship quarterfinal round on Tuesday afternoon by a final score of 5-0.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Generals (10-10) clinched the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and 3. Sophomore Sahil Arora and first-year Pearce Lane were 6-0 victors at No. 3, before junior Heys Parker and first-year Henry Imorde secured the point, 6-3, at No. 1.
- First-year Justin Ilie picked up the first singles point for the Blue and White with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Ian Michel at No. 4. Imorde won both his sets, 6-2, at No. 2, followed by a 6-2, 6-3 win from Parker at No. 1 to clinch the victory.
- Arora was mid-match point on Court 5 at the time the match was clinched. Playing the point out, Arora secured a win of his own, 6-1, 6-2, for a fifth W&L team point.
- Lane and junior Sanjheev Rao went unfinished in singles, but both led their opponents at match's end. Lane was up a set and tied, 4-4, in the second at No. 3, while Rao held a 1-0 lead in the first set at No. 6 after coming on following Ilie's win.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Arora's win tied Rao for the most singles wins on the team (11), with Arora and Parker both collecting their seventh wins at their respective singles positions. Rao has the most wins at any one position (9 wins at No. 6).
- Parker and Imorde improved to 7-5 as a doubles tandem this season, while Arora and Lane are now 7-3, the best doubles-team winning percentage (.700) for W&L.
UP NEXT:
The Generals will host fourth-seeded Randolph on Saturday at 8:30 a.m. in the semifinal round of the ODAC Championship. W&L won the regular season matchup against the WildCats, 5-2, on March 25.
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.
