The 25th ranked University of Mary Washington men's tennis team topped Christopher Newport University, 7-2, on Thursday in Newport News. The Eagles improve to 11-11 on the season. UMW opened play with a bang, sweeping all three doubles matches, and then taking four of six singles matches.

The Eagles will be back in action on April 14 when they visit Swarthmore College at 9:30 a.m. and Wesley College at 4:00 p.m.

\#25 Mary Washington 7, Christopher Newport 2

 Singles competition
1. SHULMAN, Eric (CNUM) def. Alex Blakhin (UMW) 6-1, 7-5
2. Evan Charles (UMW) def. HEYER, Gianandrea (CNUM) 6-3, 6-3
3. Tyler Carey (UMW) def. KING, Matt (CNUM) 6-1, 6-1
4. MANILLA, Joey (CNUM) def. Will Apperson (UMW) 7-6 (7-5), 7-5
5. Riley Baver (UMW) def. WAGNER, Robbie (CNUM) 6-2, 6-1
6. Kaleb Nguyen (UMW) def. TOBIN, Kyle (CNUM) 6-0, 7-5

 Doubles competition
1. Evan Charles/Donato Rizzolo (UMW) def. KING, Matt/SHULMAN, Eric (CNUM) 8-6
2. Alex Blakhin/Tyler Carey (UMW) def. HEYER, Gianandrea/MANILLA, Joey (CNUM) 8-4
3. Riley Baver/Kaleb Nguyen (UMW) def. TOBIN, Kyle/WAGNER, Robbie (CNUM) 8-3

Match Notes:
Mary Washington 11-11; National ranking \#25
Christopher Newport 8-8