March 16, 2010

FARMVILLE, Va. - The Longwood University men's tennis team topped NCAA Division III member Averett University 7-0 on Tuesday afternoon on Lancer Courts in Farmville. The Lancers (5-4) swept all six singles matches and the three doubles matches. Longwood returns to action on Sunday, March 21, when they travel to Harrisonburg to take on James Madison University at 1:30 p.m..

In singles competition, sophomore Nobu Tanaka/Potomac, Md. (St. Johns College HS) won at #1 (6-0, 6-0), freshman Marc Ferrigno/Hvidovre, Denmark (Brondby Gymnasium) was victorious at #2 (6-2, 6-1), senior David Cardoso/Porto, Portugal (Externato Lumen) won at #3 (7-6(4), 6-2), freshman Bruno Orlandini/Araraquara, Brazil (E.E.B.A Araraquara) claimed victory at #4 (6-0, 6-0), freshman Adham Halabi/Beamsville, Canada (Niagara Academy) won at #5 (6-0, 6-0) and junior Milo Barajas-Alexander/Arlington (Bishop O'Connell) was victorious at #6 (6-0, 6-0).

In doubles action, senior Billy Heird/York, Pa. (Dallastown) and Ferrigno won at #1 (8-1), Tanaka and Cardoso were victorious at #2 (8-3) while Barajas-Alexander and Halabi won at #3 (8-0).

Longwood 7, Averett University 0
Singles
1. Nobu Tanaka (LW-M) def. LEMBKE, Davis (AU-M) 6-0, 6-0
2. Marc Ferrigno (LW-M) def. TORRES, Javier (AU-M) 6-2, 6-1
3. David Cardoso (LW-M) def. ORLOV, Kiril (AU-M) 7-6 (10-4), 6-2
4. Bruno Orlandini (LW-M) def. FAIDUTTI, Bruno (AU-M) 6-0, 6-0
5. Adham Halabi (LW-M) def. BASON, Perry (AU-M) 6-0, 6-0
6. M. Barajas-Alexander (LW-M) def. THROWER, John (AU-M) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles
1. Billy Heird/Marc Ferrigno (LW-M) def. TORRES, Javier/ORLOV, Kiril (AU-M) 8-1
2. Nobu Tanaka/David Cardoso (LW-M) def. FAIDUTTI, Bruno/LEMBKE, Davis (AU-M) 8-3
3. M. Barajas-Alexander/Adham Halabi (LW-M) def. THROWER, John/BASON, Perry (AU-M) 8-0