March 21, 2008

FARMVILLE, Va. - Longwood University men’s tennis (4-6) dropped a nail bitter to Gardner-Webb on Friday afternoon, falling 3-4 at the Lancer Courts. The Lancers were on pace to tie the game 4-4 in the last singles event, as Mani/Barajas-Alexander/Arlington (Bishop O’Connell) and Taylor Ferrier of Gardner-Webb took their match-up into three sets with Ferrier coming out on top (6-4, 1-6, 6-7[6]). Longwood returns to the courts on March 24 at 1:30 p.m. as they take on East Carolina at the Lancer Courts.

Longwood earned a point from doubles, taking all three matches. At the #1 doubles spot was David Cardoso/Porto, Portugal (Externato Lumen) and Billy Heird/York, Pa. (Dallastown), who won 8-6. Brandon Lindsley/Woodbridge (Woodbridge) and Milo Barajas-Alexander/Arlington (Bishop O’Connell) won at the #2 spot (8-6), while Mani Barajas-Alexander and Carlos Garcia de Andoain/Madrid, Spain (Liceo Sorolla ‘C’) won at the #3 spot (8+6).

Lindsley and Cardoso also picked up victories in singles for the Lancers. Lindsley defeated Andrew Veeder from the #2 spot after going to three sets (6-0, 4-6, 6-2). Cardoso picked up a 6-0, 6-2 win from the #3 spot, knocking off Rafael Altmeyer.

Falling in singles was Garcia de Andoain from the #1 spot (3-6, 1-6), Heird from the #4 (3-6, 4-6) and Milo Barajas-Alexander from the #5 spot (3-6, 3-6).

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Singles
1. Eugeny Slesarev (GWU) def. Garcia (LU); 3-6, 1-6
2. Lindsley (LU) def. Veeder (GWU); 6-0, 4-6, 6-2
3. Cardoso (LU) def. Altmeyer (GWU); 6-0, 6-2
4. Carlos Quijano (GWU) def. Heird (LU); 3-6, 4-6
5. Grant VanRonsburg (GWU) def. Milo Barajas-Alexander (LU); 3-6, 3-6
6. Ferrier (GWU) def. Mani Barajas-Alexander (LU); 6-4, 1-6, 6-7 [6]

Doubles
1. Cardoso/Heird (LU) def. Slesarev/Veeder (GWU); 8-6
2. Lindsley/Milo Barajas-Alexander (LU) def. Ryan Bernthal/Jamie Lawlor (GWU); 8-6
3. Mani Barajas-Alexander (LU) def. Josh Ray/VanRensburg (GWU); 8-6