March 22, 2009

FARMVILLE, Va. - The Longwood University men's tennis team fell to UNC Greensboro 4-3 on Sunday afternoon in Farmville. Longwood falls to 7-5 on the season while UNCG improves to 8-4. Freshman Nobu Tanaka/Potomac, Md. (St. Johns College) won at #3 singles (4-6, 6-2, 6-1) to improve to 11-1 on the season. The Lancers return to action on Friday, March 27, when they travel to Washington, D.C., to face Georgetown University in a 2 p.m. match.

The other singles win was by junior David Cardoso/Porto, Portugal (Externato Lumen) who won at #4 (6-0, 7-5). Senior Carlos Garcia de Andoain/Madrid, Spain (Liceo Sorolla 'C') fell at #1 (0-4, Retired), senior Brandon Lindsley/Woodbridge (Woodbridge) lost at #2 (2-6, 1-6), junior Billy Heird/York, Pa. (Dallastown) fell at #5 (3-6, 5-7) and sophomore Milo Barajas-Alexander/Arlington (Bishop O'Connell) lost at #6 (1-6, 0-6)

Longwood claimed two of the three doubles flights to win the point. Cardoso and Garcia de Andoain won at #2 (9-8 (6)) and Lindsley and Tanaka won at #3 (8-6). Heird and Barajas-Alexander fell at #1 (4-8).

UNC Greensboro 4, @Longwood 3
Singles
1. Orcun Seyrek (UNCG) def. Carlos Garcia de Andoain (LU), 4-0, Retired
2. Andrey Bubnov (UNCG) def. Brandon Lindsley (LU), 6-2, 6-1
3. Nobu Tanaka (LU) def. Arsel Kumdereli (UNCG), 4-6, 6-2, 6-1
4. David Cardoso (LU) def. Yaroslav Litus (UNCG), 6-0, 7-5
5. William John (UNCG) def. Billy Heird (LU), 3-6, 5-7
6. Jacob Wright (UNCG) def. Milo Barajas-Alexander (LU), 1-6, 0-6

Doubles
1. Seyrek/Kumdereli (UNCG) def. Heird/Milo Barajas-Alexander (LU), 8-4
2. Garcia de Andoain/Cardoso (LU) def. Wright/Bubnov (UNCG), 9-8 (6)
3. Lindsley/Tanaka (LU) def. John/Litus (UNCG), 8-6