2.26.2011

BLACKSBURG, Va. – The Longwood University men's tennis team dropped a 7-0 decision to Brown University (7-1) Saturday afternoon in a neutral-site match in Blacksburg, Virginia. Sophomore Marc Ferrigno|Hvidovre, Denmark (Brondby Gymnasium) and freshman Jimmy Davis|Manassas (Stonewall Jackson) won the only match for the Lancers (2-3) at No. 1 doubles 8-6. Longwood will travel to Richmond on Thursday, March 3 at 3 p.m. to face the University of Richmond.

In the other two doubles matches, the duo of senior Milo Barajas-Alexander|Arlington (Bishop O'Connell) and freshman Edward Becker|Sydney, Australia (Manly Selective Campus) lost at the No. 2 position, 8-5, while freshman Crescente Lesser|Santiago, Chile (La Reina) and junior Nobu Tanaka|Potomac, Md. (St. Johns College HS) also fell 8-5 to their No. 3 opponents.

In singles, Tanka lost at No. 1 6-2, 6-3, while Ferrigno fell 6-3, 6-2 in the No. 2 slot. Lesser dropped a 7-6, 6-1 decision at No. 3, and Davis went down by scores of 6-2, 6-4. At No. 5, Barajas-Alexander lost 6-3, 6-1 and Becker lost 6-2, 6-2 at No. 6.


Singles
1. Mike Hill def. Nobu Tanaka                                  6-2, 6-3
2. Sam Fife def. Marc Ferrigno                                6-3, 6-2
3. Kendrick Au def. Crescente Lesser                     7-6, 6-1
4. Timmy Klanke def. Jimmy Davis                         6-2, 6-4
5. Soufiane Azargui def. M. Barajas-Alexander      6-3, 6-1
6. Charlie Posner def. Edward Becker                    6-2, 6-2

Doubles
1. Davis/Ferrigno def. Azargui/Brandon Burke     8-6
2. Hill/Posner def. Barajas-Alexander/Becker      8-5
3. Au/Fife def. Lesser/Tanaka                               8-5