FARMVILLE, Va. – Rosen Ilchev and Jay Bradt earned the first singles victories of their respective careers and Dan Elston won his fourth straight match, as the Longwood men's tennis team picked up its second straight win, 7-0, over local foe Hampden-Sydney Wednesday at Lancer Courts.
 
The match marked the conclusion of a grueling stretch in which Longwood played four matches in four days. The Lancers came out of the stretch with a 2-2 mark and improve to 2-10 on the season. Hampden-Sydney falls to 1-5.
 
"Overall, we competed hard this week and after a day of rest tomorrow we're looking forward to getting back to Big South competition this weekend," Perry said.
 
Longwood dropped a combined four games in the doubles portion of the match to earn the opening point for the second straight day. At the No. 2 spot, Florian Uffer and Alfonso Castellano didn't drop a game in route to an 8-0 victory over the tandem of Patrick Bryant and David Anderson. Meanwhile, the duo of Dan Elston and Steed Johnson won their fourth match of the season against J.B. Weaver and Jed Dittmar, 8-1.
 
Rosen Ilchev and Bharani Sankar made it a clean sweep for the Lancers with an 8-3 victory at the third spot against Trent Singleton and Nathan Horvit.
 
Freshman Jay Bradt cruised to a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Dittmar in his first career match as a Lancer at the No. 6 position, while Ilchev also earned the first singles win of his career, 6-2, 6-2, against Nathan Horvit on court five.
 
"It was good to see Rosen and Jay get the first college singles wins of their career," Perry said. "They've been working hard and deserved it."
 
At the top of the lineup, Elston didn't drop a single game in his match for the second straight day, as he earned a 6-0, 6-0 win over Weaver. The win for Elston is his 11th of the season and fourth consecutive, as he is 7-3 over his last 10 matches. Castellano followed suit on court three, picking up a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Bryant.
 
On court two, Florian Uffer earned his sixth win of the season with a 6-2, 6-1 decision over Singleton. Lachlan Manser rounded out the scores for Longwood with a 6-2, 6-1 win on court four against Anderson.
 
Longwood will look to build upon its momentum, as the squad hosts Presbyterian on Saturday, March 21 at Lancer Courts. The match is set for a 10 a.m. first serve.
 
Tennis Match Results
Hampden-Sydney vs Longwood
Mar 18, 2015 at Farmville, Va.
(Lancer Courts)

Longwood 7, Hampden-Sydney 0

Singles
1. ELSTON, Dan (LWU) def. J.B. Weaver (HSC) 6-0, 6-0
2. UFFER, Florian (LWU) def. Trent Singleton (HSC) 6-2, 6-1
3. CASTELLANO, Alfonso (LWU) def. Patrick Bryant (HSC) 6-0, 6-0
4. MANSER, Lachlan (LWU) def. David Anderson (HSC) 6-2, 6-1
5. ILCHEV, Rosen (LWU) def. Nathan Horvit (HSC) 6-2, 6-2
6. BRADT, Jay (LWU) def. Jed Dittmar (HSC) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles
1. ELSTON/JOHNSON (LWU) def. Weaver/Dittmar (HSC) 8-1
2. UFFER/CASTELLANO (LWU) def. Bryant/Anderson (HSC) 8-0
3. ILCHEV/SANKAR (LWU) def. Singleton/Horvit (HSC) 8-3
 
Match Notes:
Hampden-Sydney 1-5
Longwood 2-10