1.22.2011
BLACKSBURG, Va. - The Longwood University men's tennis team lost its opening match of the 2011 season to #24 Virginia Tech, 7-0, on the road Saturday night in Blacksburg. Freshman
Jimmy Davis|Manassas (Stonewall Jackson) and sophomore
Marc Ferrigno|Hvidovre, Denmark (Brondby Gymnasium) paired up at No. 1 doubles to defeat Pedro Graber and Corrado Degl' Incerti Tocci, 8-6, in the Lancers only victory of the day. Longwood returns to action January 29-30 in Richmond for the VCU 4x1 Invitational where they will face Richmond, Temple and VCU.
In other doubles action, freshman
Crescente Lesser|Santiago, Chile (La Reina) and junior
Nobu Tanaka| Potomac, Md. (St. Johns College HS) fell at the No. 2 position, 8-2, while senior
Milo Barajas-Alexander|Arlington (Bishop O'Connell) and freshman
Edward Becker|Sydney, Australia (Manly Selective Campus) lost at No. 3, 8-4.
Tanaka fell at No. 1 singles, 6-2, 6-1, while Ferrigno lost in three sets, 4-6, 6-2, 9-11, at No. 2. In the No. 3 slot, Lesser dropped a 6-1, 6-2 decision and a 6-0, 6-2 score put Davis in the losing column, too. Barajas-Alexander tallied a 6-3, 6-2 loss in his No. 5 position, while Barnes was shutout in two sets of 6-0 at No. 6.
Singles
1. Lucas Somen (VT) def.
Nobu Tanaka (LWD) 6-2, 6-1
2. Corrado Degl' Incerti Tocci (VT) def.
Marc Ferrigno (LWD) 4-6, 6-2, 1-0 (9)
3. Will Beck (VT) def.
Crescente Lesser (LWD) 6-1, 6-2
4. Lucas Oliviera (VT) def.
Jimmy Davis (LWD) 6-0, 6-2
5. Trpimir Kujundzic (VT) def.
Milo Barajas-Alexander (LWD) 6-3, 6-2
6. Jon Pine (VT) def.
Edward Becker (LWD) 6-0, 6-0
Order of finish: 6, 3, 1*, 5, 4, 2
Doubles
1. Davis/Ferrigno (LWD) def. Pedro Graber/Tocci (VT) 8-6
2. Beck/Sebastien Jacques (VT) def. Lesser/Tanaka (LWD) 8-2
3. Kujundzic/Oliviera (VT) def. Barajas-Alexander/Becker (LWD) 8-4
