April 2, 2010

CARY N.C. - The Longwood University men's tennis team picked up a pair of wins on Friday afternoon in Cary, North Carolina, defeating North Carolina Central University 5-2 and NCAA Division II member Mount Olive College 5-2. The Lancers (6-7) return to action on Saturday, April 10, when they host Howard University at 1 p.m. on Lancer Courts in Farmville.

In singles competition against NCCU, freshman Bruno Orlandini/Araraquara, Brazil (E.E.B.A Araraquara) won at #2 (4-6, 6-4, 10-8), senior Billy Heird/York, Pa. (Dallastown) was victorious at #3 (6-1, 6-1), freshman Adham Halabi/Beamsville, Canada (Niagara Academy) won at #5 (6-1, 6-0) and junior Milo Barajas-Alexander/Arlington (Bishop O'Connell) was victorious at #6 (6-0, 6-1). Sophomore Nobu Tanaka/Potomac, Md. (St. Johns College HS) fell at #1 (4-6, 6-7) and senior David Cardoso/Porto, Portugal (Externato Lumen) lost at #4 (3-6, 3-6).

In doubles competition, Tanaka and Barajas-Alexander won at #1 (8-6), Heird and Halabi were victorious at #2 (8-3) and Cardoso and Orlandini won at #3 (8-1).

Against Mount Olive, Tanaka won at #1 (4-6, 6-3, 6-3), Orlandini was victorious at #2 (6-2, 6-3), Heird won at #3 (6-2, 6-1) and Halabi was victorious at #4 (3-6, 6-4, 6-2). Barajas-Alexander fell at #5 (6-3, 1-6, 2-6) and senior Andres Lazarte/Vienna (San Miguel) lost at #6 (1-6, 4-6).

In doubles action, Heird and Halabi won at #2 (8-6) and Cardoso and Orlandini were victorious at #3 (8-4) while Tanaka and Barajas-Alexander fell at #1 (6-8).

Longwood 5, North Carolina Central 2
Singles
1. Jack Waissen (NCCU-M) def. Nobu Tanaka (LW-M) 6-4, 7-6
2. Bruno Orlandini (LW-M) def. Alejandro Espitia (NCCU-M) 4-6, 6-4, 10-8
3. Billy Heird (LW-M) def. Bryan Jackson (NCCU-M) 6-1, 6-1
4. Trey Chatman (NCCU-M) def. David Cardoso (LW-M) 6-3, 6-3
5. Adham Halabi (LW-M) def. Jose Fabara (NCCU-M) 6-1, 6-0
6. M. Barajas-Alexander (LW-M) def. Stephen Allsop (NCCU-M) 6-0, 6-1

Doubles
1. Nobu Tanaka/M. Barajas-Alexander (LW-M) def. Jack Waissen/Trey Chatman (NCCU-M) 8-6
2. Billy Heird/Adham Halabi (LW-M) def. Jose Fabara/Alejandro Espitia (NCCU-M) 8-3
3. David Cardoso/Bruno Orlandini (LW-M) def. Bryan Jackson/Stephen Allsop (NCCU-M) 8-1

Longwood 5, Mount Olive 2
Singles
1. Nobu Tanaka (LW-M) def. Alexandre Queiros (MOC-M) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
2. Bruno Orlandini (LW-M) def. Bevan Hewett (MOC-M) 6-2, 6-3
3. Billy Heird (LW-M) def. Thiago Dualiby (MOC-M) 6-2, 6-1
4. Adham Halabi (LW-M) def. Diogo Sender (MOC-M) 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
5. Diogo Miranda (MOC-M) def. M. Barajas-Alexander (LW-M) 6-3, 1-6, 6-2
6. Luiz Mariano (MOC-M) def. Andres Lazarte (LW-M) 6-1, 6-4

Doubles
1. Alexandre Queiros/Thiago Dualiby (MOC-M) def. Nobu Tanaka/M. Barajas-Alexander (LW-M) 8-6
2. Billy Heird/Adham Halabi (LW-M) def. Diogo Sender/Diogo Miranda (MOC-M) 8-6
3. David Cardoso/Bruno Orlandini (LW-M) def. Bevan Hewett/Luiz Mariano (MOC-M) 8-1