March 30, 2005

FARMVILLE, Va. -- Longwood University took a 4-3 men’s tennis victory past the University of Mary Washington Wednesday at the Lancer Courts in Farmville.  The Lancers improved to 3-10 this season, and will play again Saturday, April 2, at Hampden-Sydney College beginning at 1 p.m..

Against Mary Washington, Longwood swept the three doubles matches for the one team point, and won three of six singles for the team triumph.  In doubles, sophomore Rashko Patnikov/Bankya, Bulgaria (Smirnenski) and junior Tobias Guennel/Plauen, Germany (Albert-Einstein) won at #1 (8-5), as did senior Chris Newman/Chesapeake (Hickory) and junior Ian Young/Bowie, Md. (Eleanor Roosevelt) at #2 (8-4), along with freshmen Mani Barajas-Alexander/Arlington (Bishop O’Connell) and Ross McBee/Stafford (Colonial Forge) at #3 (8-2).

In singles, Newman won at #2 (7-6[3], 1-6, 7-5), Guennel won at #3 (6-4, 0-6, 7-5), and Barajas-Alexander won at #5 (6-4, 6-4).

@Longwood 4 - Mary Washington 3
Doubles
1. Rashko Patnikov-Tobias Guennel (LU) def. Paul Bristow-Nate Hathaway (MW), 8-5
2. Chris Newman-Ian Young (LU) def. Mike Durkin-Erik Thorell (MW), 8-4
3. Mani Barajas-Alexander-Ross McBee (LU) def. Matt Rogers-Jon Pollak (MW), 8-2

Singles
1. Bristow (MW) def. Patnikov (LU), 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
2. Newman (LU) def. Jon Clair (MW), 7-6(3), 1-6, 7-5
3. Guennel (LU) def. Rogers (MW), 6-4, 0-6, 7-5
4. Durkin (MW) def. Young (LU), 6-3, 6-3
5. Barajas-Alexander (LU) def. Hathaway (MW), 6-4, 6-4
6. Pollak (MW) def. McBee (LU), 6-2, 6-2