3.8.2011

GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Longwood University men's tennis team lost a 5-2 decision at UNC Greensboro (6-3) in Greensboro, North Carolina Tuesday afternoon. Sophomore Marc Ferrigno|Hvidovre, Denmark (Brondby Gymnasium) and freshman Jimmy Davis|Manassas (Stonewall Jackson) were successful across the board, winning their No. 1 doubles match 8-6 as well as No. 2 singles 5-7, 6-4, 1-0 (10-7) and No. 4 singles 6-2, 6-1, respectively. The Lancers (3-4) are back Sunday, March 13 at 11 a.m. in Conway, South Carolina against Coastal Carolina.

In other doubles action, senior Milo Barajas-Alexander|Arlington (Bishop O'Connell) and freshman Edward Becker|Sydney, Australia (Manly Selective Campus) fell at No. 2 8-4, while the pair of junior Nobu Tanaka|Potomac, Md. (St. Johns College HS) and freshman Crescente Lesser|Santiago, Chile (La Reina) went down 8-2 in No. 3 doubles. Tanaka also lost at No. 1 singles 6-0, 6-0, and Lesser fell in the No. 3 slot 4-6, 7-5, 1-0 (12-10). At No. 5 singles, Barajas-Alexander dropped a 7-5, 6-0 decision as Becker lost by two, 6-3 tallies at No. 6.


Singles
1. Orcun Seyrek def. Nobu Tanaka                                    6-0, 6-0
2. Marc Ferrigno def. Timion Meijs                                     5-7, 6-4, 1-0 (10-7)
3. Yaroslav Litus def. Crescente Lesser                             4-6, 7-5, 1-0 (12-10)
4. Jimmy Davis def. Ahmet Sarioglu                                  6-2, 6-1
5. Ch. Varapongsittikul def. M. Barajas-Alexander             7-5, 6-0
6. Zach Reece def. Edward Becker                                    6-3, 6-3

Doubles
1. Davis/Ferrigno def. Seyrek/Meijs                                   8-6
2. Jacob Wright/Litus def. Becker/Barajas-Alexander        8-4
3. Sarioglu/Varapongsittikul def. Tanaka/Lesser                8-2