March 21, 2010

HARRISONBURG, Va. - The Longwood University men's tennis team fell at James Madison University 5-2 on Sunday afternoon in Harrisonburg. The Lancers (5-6) return to action on Friday, March 26, when they host Georgetown University on Lancer Courts in Farmville at 3 p.m..

In singles competition, sophomore Nobu Tanaka/Potomac, Md. (St. Johns College HS) won at #1 (5-7, 6-4, 6-3) and senior David Cardoso/Porto, Portugal (Externato Lumen) was victorious at #5 (4-6, 6-4, 7-5). Freshman Marc Ferrigno/Hvidovre, Denmark (Brondby Gymnasium) fell at #2 (6-4, 1-6, 4-6), freshman Bruno Orlandini/Araraquara, Brazil (E.E.B.A Araraquara) lost at #3 (3-6, 4-6), senior Billy Heird/York, Pa. (Dallastown) fell at #4 (3-6, 3-6) and freshman Adham Halabi/Beamsville, Canada (Niagara Academy) lost at #6 (3-6, 7-5, 2-6).

In doubles action, Heird and Ferrigno fell at #1 (4-8), Tanaka and Cardoso lost at #2 (2-8) and Halabi and junior Milo Barajas-Alexander/Arlington (Bishop O'Connell) lost at #3 (2-8).

James Madison 5, Longwood 2
Singles
1. Nobu Tanaka (LW-M) def. Mike Smith (JMU) 5-7, 6-4, 6-3
2. Greg Vladimirsky (JMU) def. Marc Ferrigno (LW-M) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
3. Tommi Nissinen (JMU) def. Bruno Orlandini (LW-M) 6-3, 6-4
4. Stephen Hardy (JMU) def. Billy Heird (LW-M) 6-3, 6-3
5. David Cardoso (LW-M) def. Yaroslav Voznenko (JMU) 4-6, 6-4, 7-5
6. Jovan Milic (JMU) def. Adham Halabi (LW-M) 6-3, 5-7, 6-2

Doubles
1. Mike Smith/Matt King (JMU) def. Billy Heird/Marc Ferrigno (LW-M) 8-4
2. Yaroslav Voznenko/Ville Maaranen (JMU) def. Nobu Tanaka/David Cardoso (LW-M) 8-2
3. Greg Vladimirsky/Stephen Hardy (JMU) def. Adham Halabi/M. Barajas-Alexander (LW-M) 8-2