4.1.2011

Box Score

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Longwood University men's tennis team beat Georgetown 6-1 in Washington, D.C. Friday afternoon. Sophomore Marc Ferrigno|Hvidovre, Denmark (Brondby Gymnasium) moved his spring singles record to 8-3 with a No. 2 win in three sets 6-3, 2-6, 6-1. The Lancers (5-6) play another road match Tuesday, April 5, at 3 p.m. against Liberty in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Ferrigno also won his doubles match with freshman partner Jimmy Davis|Manassas (Stonewall Jackson) 8-6 at No. 1, boosting their spring doubles record to 6-2. Davis won at No. 4 singles, too, leading 7-6, 4-1 before his opponent retired. Also winning in three sets was junior Nobu Tanaka|Potomac, Md. (St. Johns College HS) by a score of 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 at No. 1, and freshman Crescente Lesser|Santiago, Chile (La Reina) won in two sets at No. 3, 7-5, 6-4. Freshman Edward Becker|Sydney, Australia (Manly Selective Campus) topped his No. 6 foe 7-6, 6-2, while senior Milo Barajas-Alexander|Arlington (Bishop O'Connell) retired his No. 5 match after losing the first set 6-3.

Becker and Barajas-Alexander dropped 4-8 at No. 2, but Tanaka and Lesser were victorious in the No. 3 position 8-2.

“It was a very good win under very difficult conditions,” said assistant coach Jakob Gustafsson. “But I'm happy we got the win, and hopefully we can carry it over to our next match.”


Singles
1. Nobu Tanaka (LW) def. Michael Clarke (GU)             4-6, 6-4, 6-2
2. Marc Ferrigno (LW) def. Charlie Caris (GU)               6-3, 2-6, 6-1
3. Crescente Lesser (LW) def. Andrew Bruhn (GU)       7-5, 6-4
4. Jimmy Davis (LW) def. Bryan Miller (GU)                   7-6, 4-1, retired
5. Brian Ward (GU) def. M. Barajas-Alexander (LW)      6-3, retired
6. Edward Becker (LW) def. Casey Distaso (GU)           7-6, 6-2

Doubles
1. Ferrigno/Davis (LW) def. Clarke/Bruhn (GU)                    8-6
2. Caris/Miller (GU) def. Barajas-Alexander/Becker (LW)     8-4
3. Tanaka/Lesser (LW) def. Distaso/Ward (GU)                    8-2