FARMVILLE, Va. – After hosting Presbyterian the day before, Longwood men's tennis geared up for another home meet today against James Madison. The Lancers won the opening doubles point but ultimately lost by a score of 6-1.
 
 
Singles:
No. 1: JMU Holden Koons def. LWU Guillermo Cagigas 6-2, 6-3
No. 2: JMU Julian Lozano def. LWU Yoav Weinberg 6-3, 6-2
No. 3: JMU Youssef Sadek def. LWU Timéo Puech 6-4, 6-2
No. 4: JMU Francisco Sinopoli def. LWU Ernest Rocabert 7-5, 6-3
No. 5: JMU Edson Sanchez def. LWU Alejandro Uribe 6-0, 6-1
No. 6: JMU Aathreya Mahesh def. LWU Luis Reis 6-2, 6-1
 
 
Doubles:
No. 1: JMU Koons/Sinopoli def. LWU Cagigas/Puech 6-3
No. 2: LWU Weinberg/Reis def. JMU Lozano/Sanchez 7-5
No. 3: LWU Uribe/Rocabert def. JMU Mahesh/Sadek 6-4
 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
Longwood (5-9) got off on the right foot in today's dual, earning the opening doubles point over James Madison (9-7). While the pair of Guillermo Cagigas and Timéo Puech dropped the opening doubles match at No. 1, Yoav Weinberg/Luis Reis and Alejandro Uribe/Ernest Rocabert took care of business to pick up that first point.
 
Following Longwood's opening win, the Dukes went on to sweep singles play. Holden Koons got things started with a win over Cagigas at No. 1, and the rest of his JMU teammates followed suit. Ernest Rocabert battled to a seventh point in his first set at No. 4, but his loss sealed the dual meet victory for JMU.
 
 
UP NEXT:
 
The Lancers head south on Thursday, March 30^th to take on North Carolina Central. The first match is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m.
 
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