April 2, 2006

FARMVILLE, Va. -- Longwood University took a 5-2 men’s tennis decision past visiting Georgetown University Sunday at the Lancer Courts in Farmville.  The Lancers improved to 6-8 this season, while the Hoyas dropped to 4-9.  Longwood will play again on Monday, April 3, hosting Liberty University of the Big South Conference at the Lancer Courts in Farmville beginning at 2 p.m..
    
Against Georgetown, Longwood won four of six singles matches with wins from freshman Carlos Garcia de Andoain/Madrid, Spain (Liceo Sorolla) at #1 (6-1, 5-7, 7-5), junior Rashko Patnikov/Bankya, Bulgaria (Smirnenski) at #2 (6-1, 6-2), junior Jon Bair/Hutchinson, Kan. (Buhler) at #4 (6-3, 6-3), and sophomore Mani Barajas-Alexander/Arlington (Bishop O’Connell) at #5 (6-1, 7-6).  Also playing singles and falling were freshmen Brandon Lindsley/Woodbridge (Woodbridge) at #3 (3-6, 0-6) and Roger Torres/Bel Air, Md. (C.M. Wright) at #6 (4-6, 0-6).  
    
In doubles, the Lancers won two of three matches for the team point with wins from de Andoain and Lindsley won at #1 (9-8), along with Patnikov and Bair at #2 (8-5).  Barajas-Alexander and senior Ian Young/Bowie, Md. (Eleanor Roosevelt) lost at #3 (8-0).

@Longwood 5 - Georgetown 2
Singles
1. Carlos Garcia de Andoain (LU) def. Etienne Paris (GU); 6-1, 5-7, 7-5
2. Rashko Patnikov (LU) def. Eric Conrad (GU); 6-1, 6-2
3. Theodore Tywang (GU) def. Brandon Lindsley (LU); 6-3, 6-0
4. Jon Bair (LU) def. Kevin Killeavy (GU); 6-3, 6-3
5. Mani Barajas-Alexander (LU) def. Bert Baggio (GU); 6-1, 7-6
6. Kenneth Wong (GU) def. Roger Torres (LU); 6-4, 6-0

Doubles
1. de Andoain/Lindsley (LU) def. Conrad/Kevin Walsh (GU); 9-8
2. Patnikov/Bair (LU) def. Paris/Tywang (GU; 8-5
3. Wong/Andrew Clayton (GU) def. Barajas-Alexander/Ian Young (LU); 8-0