FARMVILLE, Va. – Longwood men's and women's tennis played their final combined home meet of the season today, welcoming the Howard Bison to town for the Lancers' senior day. Longwood defeated Howard in both duals by scores of 7-0 and 4-3.
 
Singles:
Men's
No. 1: LWU Guillermo Cagigas def. HOW Justin Cadeau 2-6, 6-1, 6-3
No. 2: LWU Timéo Puech def. HOW Marcel Dawson 6-1, 6-3
No. 3: LWU Ernest Rocabert def. HOW Daniel Dunac 6-0, 6-4
No. 4: LWU Alejandro Uribe def. HOW Hassimiyou Dieng 6-2, 6-4
No. 5: LWU Luis Reis def. HOW Gabe Knowles 6-1, 6-0
No. 6: LWU Lukas Krause def. HOW Pierce Westbrook 6-1, 6-1
Women's
No. 1: HOW Sifa Butcher def. LWU Emma Nurgazieva 5-7, 6-4, 7-5
No. 2: LWU Maria Saez def. HOW Selah Stibbins 4-6, 7-5, 6-4
No. 3: LWU Karina Rizvanova def. HOW Jordan Grayson 0-6, 6-1, 6-1
No. 4: HOW Nadia Pegram def. LWU Sophia Marchetta 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
No. 5: LWU Wiktoria Czerny def. HOW Emnet Simunyola 7-6 (2), 6-1
No. 6: HOW Yemisi Ifederu def. LWU Zoe Barton 6-2, 6-3
 
Doubles: 
Men's
No. 1: LWU Cagigas/Rocabert def. HOW Cadeau/Dawson 6-1
No. 2: LWU Reis/Puech def. HOW Dunac/Dieng 6-3
No. 3: LWU Huang/Uribe def. HOW Knowles/Westbrook 6-3
Women's
No. 1: LWU Nurgazieva/Saez def. HOW Pegram/Stibbins 6-2
No. 2: HOW Grayson/Butcher def. LWU Rizvanova/Hederich 6-2
No. 3: LWU Marchetta/Czerny WF
 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
Longwood men's tennis (6-13) started off the day with a bang, defeating Howard (3-10) in all three doubles matches to claim the day's opening point. Guillermo Cagigas then opened singles play with a dramatic third set victory over Howard's Justin Cadeau, and from there it was all Lancers.
 
Timéo Puech and Ernest Rocabert followed suit with singles wins at No. 2 and No. 3, sealing Longwood's first dual meet victory since March 9^th. In addition, Alejandro Uribe, Luis Reis, and Lukas Krause completed the sweep, winning their singles matches to ensure the 7-0 win.
 
On the other hand, Longwood women's tennis (7-14) wouldn't have an easy of a ride as the men. Although the women won the opening doubles point over Howard (5-10), it was only due to the Bison forfeiting the match at No. 3. Nonetheless, the Lancers took a 1-0 advantage headed into singles.
 
The Bison responded in turn with an opening singles win at No. 1, but Longwood regained the lead thanks to wins at No. 2 and No. 3 from Maria Saez and Karina Rizvanova. Sophia Marchetta fell at No. 4, leading to a pivotal No. 5 singles match.
 
Wiktoria Czerny came up clutch for the Lancers, earning a 7-6 (2), 6-1 victory at No. 5 to solidify Longwood's win. The win marked the first for the Lancer women since March 16^th.
 
 
WHAT THEY SAID:
 
"It was great to see our seniors perform so well today and get the wins against solid Howard squads," said Longwood Director of Tennis Adam Jackson. "The men took care of business on all courts and the women pulled out some tough battles to get the win."
 
 
UP NEXT:
 
Longwood men's tennis travels to Southern Virginia University on Wednesday for their final dual of the season while the women host Presbyterian on Thursday in their final dual of the year. The matches begin at 1 p.m. and 12 p.m. respectively.
 
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