March 29, 2009

FARMVILLE, Va. - The Longwood University men's tennis team dropped a 5-2 decision to George Washington University on Sunday afternoon in Farmville. The Lancers fall to 8-6 on the season while the Colonials improve to 6-7.  Longwood returns to the court on Tuesday, March 31, when it hosts Liberty University at 1 p.m. in Farmville.

The Lancers won two of the six singles flights, with senior Brandon Lindsley/Woodbridge (Woodbridge) winning at #2 (6-2, 7-5) and junior Billy Heird/York, Pa. (Dallastown) winning at #5 (4-6, 7-5, 6-3). Freshman Nobu Tanaka/Potomac, Md. (St. Johns College) fell at #3 (6-4, 5-7, 2-6), only his second loss of the season in dual match play and his first since January 18. Senior Carlos Garcia de Andoain/Madrid, Spain (Liceo Sorolla 'C') lost at #1 (2-6, 1-6), junior David Cardoso/Porto, Portugal (Externato Lumen) fell at #4 (5-7, 4-6) and senior Austin Brawley/Virginia Beach (Frank W. Cox) fell at #5 (4-6, 4-6).

Longwood was swept in the three doubles flights. Heird and Brawley fell at #1 (4-8), Cardoso and Garcia de Andoain fell at #2 (8-9 (6)) and Lindsley and Tanaka lost at #3 (6-8).

George Washington 5, @Longwood 2
Singles
1. Erik Hannah (GW) def. Carlos Garcia de Andoain (LU), 6-2, 6-1
2. Brandon Lindsley (LU) def. Yan Levinski (GW), 6-2, 7-5
3. Uqur Atalay (GW) def. Nobu Tanaka (LU), 4-6, 7-5, 6-2
4. Chris Kushma (GW) def. David Cardoso (LU), 7-5, 6-4
5. Billy Heird (LU) def. Alex Sohaili (GW), 4-6, 7-5, 6-3
6. Arya Vayghan (GW) def. Austin Brawley (LU), 6-4, 6-4

Doubles
1. Atalay/Richard Blumenfield (GW) def. Heird/Brawley (LU), 8-4
2. Kushma/Levinski (GW) def. Cardoso/Garcia de Andoain (LU), 9-8 (6)
3. Hannah/Vayghan (GW) def. Lindsley/Tanaka (LU), 8-6