April 2, 2005

FARMVILLE, Va. -- Longwood University took a 7-0 men’s tennis road victory at Hampden-Sydney College Saturday.  The Lancers won their third-straight match, and fourth in the last five matches overall, while improving to 4-10 this season.  Longwood will play again Tuesday, April 5, at the University of Richmond beginning at 2:30 p.m..

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

In singles, Patnikov won at #1 (6-3, 6-4), Newman won at #2 (6-1, 6-1), Guennel won at #3 (6-1, 6-1), Barajas-Alexander won at #4 (6-2, 6-2), Young won at #5 (6-2, 6-1), and McBee won at #6 (4-6, 6-1, [10-7]).

Longwood 7 - @Hampden-Sydney 0
Doubles
1. Rashko Patnikov-Tobi Guennel (LU) def. Patrick Gee-George Aloupos (H-S), 8-3
2. Chris Newman-Ian Young (LU) def. Justin Paciacco-Stephen Johnson (H-S), 8-2
3. Mani Barajas-Alexander-Ross McBee (LU) def. Doran Paciacco-Bruce Meyer (H-S), 8-3

Singles
1. Patnikov (LU) def. Gee (H-S), 6-3, 6-4
2. Newman (LU) def. J. Paciacco (H-S), 6-1, 6-1
3. Guennel (LU) def. D. Paciacco (H-S), 6-1, 6-1
4. Barajas-Alexander (LU) def. Meyer (H-S), 6-2, 6-2
5. Young (LU) def. Johnson (H-S), 6-2, 6-1
6. McBee (LU) def. John Cranly (H-S), 4-6, 6-1, (10-7)