March 18, 2009

FARMVILLE, Va. - The Longwood University men's tennis team topped the University of Mary Washington 5-2 on Wednesday in Farmville. Longwood improves to 6-4 on the season while Mary Washington falls to 6-6. The Eagles are ranked #15th nationally in the ITA Division III rankings. Senior Brandon Lindsley/Woodbridge (Woodbridge) won at the #2 singles (6-4, 6-3) to lead the Lancers. Longwood returns to action on Saturday, March 21 when it hosts James Madison at 12 p.m. in Farmville.

Longwood won four of the six singles points. The other singles winners were freshman Nobu Tanaka/Potomac, Md. (St. Johns College) at #3 (6-3, 6-3), junior Billy Heird/York, Pa. (Dallastown) at #4 (7-5, 6-0) and junior David Cardoso/Porto, Portugal (Externato Lumen) at #5 (6-2, 6-1). Senior Carlos Garcia de Andoain/Madrid, Spain (Liceo Sorolla 'C') fell at #1 singles (6-7 (8), 6-2, 10-12) and senior Austin Brawley/Virginia Beach, Va. (Frank W. Cox) dropped the #6 singles point (6-0, 6-7, 6-10).

The Lancers claimed the doubles point as well with Garcia de Andoain and Cardso winning at #2 doubles (8-6) and Lindsley and Tanaka winning at #3 doubles (8-4). Heird and sophomore Milo Barajas-Alexander/Arlington, Va. (Bishop O'Connell) fell at #1 doubles (7-9).

@Longwood 5, Mary Washington 2
Singles
1. Randy Loden (UMW) def. Carlos Garcia de Andoain (LU), 6-7 (8), 6-2, 10-12
2. Brandon Lindsley (LU) def. John James (UMW), 6-4, 6-3
3. Nobu Tanaka (LU) def. Jason Dunn (UMW), 6-3, 6-3
4. Billy Heird (LU) def. Riley Baver (UMW), 6-2, 6-1
5. David Cardoso (LU) def. Evan Goff (UMW), 6-2, 6-1
6. Andrew Frisk (UMW) def. Austin Brawley (LU), 0-6, 7-6, 10-6

Doubles
1. Loden/Kaz Murata (UMW) def. Heird/Milo Barajas-Alexander (LW), 9-7
2. Garcia de Andoain/Cardoso def. Goff/Frisk, 8-6
3. Lindsley/Tanaka def. Dunn/James, 8-4