2.18.2012

Box Score

CONWAY, S.C. – The Longwood Universtity men's tennis team won its first match of the season with a 4-3 victory over Richmond in Conway, South Carolina for a Saturday afternoon neutral-site match at Coastal Carolina. Senior Nobu Tanaka|Potomac, Md. (St. Johns College HS) and junior transfer Giorgi Khmiadashvili|Tbilisi, Georgia (Public School 148) won their #2 doubles match 8-3 and also won individually at #1 and #2 singles, respectively. The Lancers (1-5) are back on the courts Saturday, February 25 at 12 p.m. to play Norfolk State in Norfolk, Virginia.

Tanaka won in three sets 6-7 (3), 7-5, 6-2, while Khmiadashvili was also a three-set winner, scoring 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 for victory. Freshman Daniel Elston|Bath, England (Ralph Allen School) played victoriously at #3 singles 6-4, 7-6 (4), and classmate Harry Kelleher|Sydney, Australia (St Aloysius' College) also came out on top in three sets 6-0, 3-6, 7-6 (8-6) at #4. The two paired up at #1 doubles but fell 8-4.

Sophomore Edward Becker|Sydney, Australia (Manly Selective Campus) and freshman Steed Johnson|Raleigh, N.C. (Broughton) lost at #3 doubles 8-2. Becker also fell at #4 singles 6-3, 6-3, and Johnson was topped by his #6 Spider opponent 6-2, 6-2.


Singles
1. Nobu Tanaka (LW) def. Ethan Dunbar (RICH)                        6-7 (3), 7-5, 6-2
2. Giorgi Khmiadashvili (LW) def. Sebastien Fauchet (RICH)     3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4
3. Daniel Elston (LW) def. Jesse Feder (RICH)                           6-4, 7-6 (4)
4. Aaron Wicker (RICH) def. Edward Becker (LW)                      6-3, 6-3
5. Harry Kelleher (LW) def. Dylan Trent (RICH)                           6-0, 3-6, 7-6 (8-6)
6. Paul Nahon III (RICH) def. Steed Johnson (LW)                     6-2, 6-2

Doubles
1. Fauchet/Feder (RICH) def. Kelleher/Elston (LW)             8-4
2. Khmiadashvili/Tanaka (LW) def. Wicker/Trent (RICH)     8-3
3. Nahon III/Dunbar (RICH) def. Johnson/Becker (LW)       8-2