February 24, 2006

FARMVILLE, Va. -- Longwood University dropped a 6-1 men’s tennis decision to the University of Richmond Friday at the Lancer Courts in Farmville.  The Lancers are now 0-3 this season, while the Spiders of the Atlantic 10 Conference improved to 5-7.  Longwood will play again on Sunday, Feb. 26, at NCAA Division III Mary Washington in Fredericksburg beginning at 2 p.m..
    
Against Richmond, Longwood got a win in singles from freshman Carlos Garcia de Andoain/Madrid, Spain (Liceo Sorolla) at #2 (6-4, 6-3) for the lone team point.  The Lancers did win one doubles match as Garcia de Andoain and classmate Brandon Lindsley/Woodbridge (Woodbridge) won at #1 (8-4).
    
Others competing in singles for LU included junior Rashko Patnikov/Bankya, Bulgaria (Smirnenski) at #1 (L 3-6, 5-7), senior Tobi Guennel/Plauen, Germany (Albert Einstein-Gymnasium) at #3 (L 4-6, 4-6), Lindsley at #4 (L 2-6, 6-3, 8-10), along with freshman Roger Torres/Bel Air, Md. (CM Wright) at #5 (L 5-7, 1-6) and Austin Brawley/Virginia Beach (Frank W. Cox) at #6 (L 5-8).  In doubles, Patnikov and Guennel fell at #2 (4-8), as did junior Jon Bair/Hutchinson, Kan. (Buhler) and Torres at #3 (5-8).

Richmond 6 - @Longwood 1

Singles Matches
1. Doug Banker (UR) def. Rashko Patnikov (LU): 6-3, 7-5
2. Carlos Garcia de Andoain (LU) def. Bobby McNally (UR): 6-4, 6-3
3. Sami Belakhlef (UR) def. Tobi Guennel (LU): 6-4, 6-4
4. Chris Louis (UR) def. Brandon Lindsley (LU): 6-2, 3-6, 10-8
5. Brett Waikart (UR) def. Roger Torres (LU): 7-5, 6-1
6. Michael Sommer (UR) def. Austin Brawley (LU): 8-5

Doubles Matches
1. Garcia de Andoain/Lindsley (LU) def. McNally/Belakhlef (UR): 8-4
2. Banker/Waikart (UR) def. Patnikov/Guennel (LU): 8-4
3. Louis/Sommer (UR) def. Jon Bair/Torres (LU): 8-5