March 27, 2004

WILSON, N.C. -- Longwood University took a 9-0 men’s collegiate tennis victory past West Virginia Wesleyan Saturday night at the North-South Duels in North Carolina.  The Lancers record is now 6-6 and the team will play again Sunday morning, March 28, at host Barton College.

Against WV Wesleyan, Longwood won all singles and doubles matches.  In singles, junior Chris Newman/Chesapeake (Hickory) won at #1 (6-2, 6-0), as did at freshman Rashko Patnikov/Bankya, Bulgaria (Smirnenski) #2 (6-2, 6-1), sophomores Ian Young/Bowie, Md. (Eleanor Roosevelt) at #3 (6-3, 6-2) and Diego Quiros/Quesada, Costa Rica (Maria Inmaculada) at #4 (6-1, 6-2), senior Garrett Green/Fredericksburg (Stafford) at #5 (6-2, 6-0), and sophomore Justin Dorsk/Virginia Beach (Kempsville) at #6 (6-1, 6-4).  In doubles, Newman and Quiros won at #1 (8-2), as did Patnikov and Green at #2 (8-2), along with Young and Dorsk at #3 (8-4).

Singles

1. Chris Newman (LU) def. Campbell (WVW)		6-2, 6-0

2. Rashko Patnikov (LU) def. Simmons (WVW)		6-2, 6-1

3. Ian Young (LU) def. Svetochevsky (WVW)		6-3, 6-2

4. Diego Quiros (LU) def. Saluja (WVW)		6-1, 6-2

5. Garrett Green (LU) def. Higgins (WVW)		6-2, 6-0

6. Justin Dorsk (LU) def. Nelson (WVW)		6-1, 6-4

Doubles

1. Newman/Quiros (LU) def. Campbell/Simmons (WVW)	8-2

2. Patnikov/Green (LU) def. Nelson/Olcott (WVW)	8-2

3. Young/Dorsk (LU) def. Saluja/Higgins (WVW)		8-4