March 31, 2009

FARMVILLE, Va. - The Longwood University men's tennis team topped Liberty University 5-2 on Tuesday afternoon in Farmville. Longwood won four of the six singles flights as well as the doubles point. The Lancers improve to 9-6 while the Flames fall to 11-7. Longwood returns to the court on Friday, April 3, when it hosts George Mason University at 3 p.m.

The Lancers received singles wins from senior Brandon Lindsley/Woodbridge (Woodbridge) at #2 (6-3, 4-6, 6-3), freshman Nobu Tanaka/Potomac, Md. (St. Johns College) at #3 (6-4, 6-2), junior David Cardoso/Porto, Portugal (Externato Lumen) at #4 (6-1, 6-1) and junior Billy Heird/York, Pa. (Dallastown) at #5 (6-0, 6-0). Senior Carlos Garcia de Andoain/Madrid, Spain (Liceo Sorolla 'C') lost at #1 (1-6, 4-6) and classmate Austin Brawley/Virginia Beach (Frank W. Cox) fell at #6 (2-6, 3-6).

Longwood claimed the doubles point with Heird and Lindsley winning at #1 (8-1) and sophomore Milo Barajas-Alexander/Arlington (Bishop O'Connell) and Tanaka winning at #3 (9-7). Cardoso and Garcia de Andoain fell at #2 (7-9).

@Longwood 5, Liberty 2
Singles
1. Louis Steyn (LIB) def. Carlos Garcia de Andoain (LU), 6-1, 6-4
2. Brandon Lindsley (LU) def. Chad Simpson (LIB), 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
3. Nobu Tanaka (LU) def. Giancarlo Lemmi (LIB), 6-4, 6-2
4. David Cardoso (LU) def. Gregorio Machado (LIB), 6-1, 6-1
5. Billy Heird (LU) def. Otavio Costa (LIB), 6-0, 6-0
6. Juan Reyes (LIB) def. Austin Brawley (LU), 6-2, 6-3

Doubles
1. Heird/Lindsley (LU) def. Costa/Lemmi (LIB), 8-1
2. Machado/Simpson (LIB) def. Cardoso/Garcia de Andoain (LU), 9-7
3. Milo Barajas-Alexander/Tanaka (LU) def. Reyes/Steyn (LIB), 9-7