April 9, 2006

HARRISONBURG, Va. -- Longwood University dropped a 4-3 men’s tennis decision at James Madison University Sunday in Harrisonburg.  The Lancers are now 7-9 this season, and will play again on Friday, April 14, at Elon University in North Carolina beginning at 2 p.m..
    
At JMU, Longwood got wins in singles from freshman Carlos Garcia de Andoain/Madrid, Spain (Liceo Sorolla) at #1 (7-6, 6-1), junior Rashko Patnikov/Bankya, Bulgaria (Smirnenski) at #3 (7-5, 6-4), and sophomore Mani Barajas-Alexander/Arlington (Bishop O’Connell) at #4 (6-4, 6-3).  In doubles, de Andoain and freshman Brandon Lindsley/Woodbridge (Woodbridge) won at #2 (8-7).
    
Also playing for the Lancers, and falling in singles were Lindsley at #2 (1-6, 2-6), freshman Roger Torres/Bel Air, Md. (C.M. Wright) at #5 (3-6, 5-7) and senior Tobi Guennel/Plauen, Germany (Albert Einstein-Gymnasium) at #6 (1-6, 2-6).  In doubles, Patnikov and junior Jon Bair/Hutchinson, Kan. (Buhler) lost at #1 (4-8), as did Barajas-Alexander and senior Ian Young/Bowie, Md. (Eleanor Roosevelt) at #3 (6-8).

@James Madison 4 - Longwood 3
Singles
1. Carlos Garcia de Andoain (LU); W 7-6, 6-1
2. Brandon Lindsley (LU): L 1-6, 2-6
3. Rashko Patnikov (LU); W 7-5, 6-4
4. Mani Barajas-Alexander (LU); W 6-4, 6-3
5. Roger Torres (LU); L 3-6, 5-7
6. Tobi Guennel (LU); L 7-5, 1-6, 2-6

Doubles
1. Patnikov/Bair (LU); L 4-8
2. de Andoain/Lindsley (LU); W 8-7
3. Barajas-Alexander/Ian Young (LU); L 6-8