March 27, 2010

FARMVILLE, Va. - The Longwood University men's tennis team fell to Gardner-Webb University 4-3 on Saturday on Lancer Courts in Farmville. Senior David Cardoso/Porto, Portugal (Externato Lumen) and freshman Adham Halabi/Beamsville, Canada (Niagara Academy) won in singles while the Lancers won the doubles point. Longwood (5-7) returns to action on Tuesday, March 30, when they host Liberty University at 2 p.m..

In singles competition, Cardoso won at #5 (2-6, 6-2, 7-5) and Halabi was victorious at #6 (5-7, 7-5, 6-1). Sophomore Nobu Tanaka/Potomac, Md. (St. Johns College HS) fell at #1 (2-6, 6-4, 6-7(4)), freshman Marc Ferrigno/Hvidovre, Denmark (Brondby Gymnasium) lost at #2 (7-5, 2-6, 4-6), senior Billy Heird/York, Pa. (Dallastown) fell at #3 (1-6, 3-6) and freshman Bruno Orlandini/Araraquara, Brazil (E.E.B.A Araraquara) lost at #4 (2-6, 3-6).

In doubles action, Cardoso and Tanaka won at #2 (8-4) and Halabi and junior Milo Barajas-Alexander/Arlington (Bishop O'Connell) were victorious at #3 (8-3). Ferrigno and Heird fell at #1 (1-8).

Gardner-Webb University 4, Longwood 3
Singles
1. SLESAREV, Evgeny (GWUM) def. Nobu Tanaka (LW-M) 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (10-4)
2. VEEDER, Andrew (GWUM) def. Marc Ferrigno (LW-M) 5-7, 6-2, 6-4
3. ALTMAYER, Rafael (GWUM) def. Billy Heird (LW-M) 6-1, 6-3
4. PIFTOR, Roman (GWUM) def. Bruno Orlandini (LW-M) 6-2, 6-3
5. David Cardoso (LW-M) def. KNUTSSON-SUNBLAD, A. (GWUM) 6-2, 2-6, 7-5
6. Adham Halabi (LW-M) def. TARDIF, Jeremie (GWUM) 5-7, 7-5, 6-1

Doubles
1. ALTMAYER, Rafael/SLESAREV, Evgeny (GWUM) def. Marc Ferrigno/Billy Heird (LW-M) 8-1
2. David Cardoso/Nobu Tanaka (LW-M) def. VEEDER, Andrew/TARDIF, Jeremie (GWUM) 8-4
3. Adham Halabi/M. Barajas-Alexander (LW-M) def. HERROCK, Matthew/KNUTSSON-SUNBLAD, A. (GWUM) 8-3