The 19th ranked University of Mary Washington men's tennis team defeated Christopher Newport University, 8-1, on Tuesday in Capital Athletic Conference action in Newport News. The Eagles improve to 18-3 on the season.
The Eagles swept the three doubles matches in close contests. Tyler Carey and Evan Charles won at one, 8-6; Stratton Gilmore and Brandon Griffin won at two, 8-6; and Andrew Curtis and Eric Hurwitz won at three, 9-7.
The Eagles then picked up five straight set wins in singles for the match. Carey won at one over David Reed, 6-1, 6-3; Gilmore beat Steven Boslet at two, 6-2, 6-1; Brandon Griffin beat Arttu Fiva, 6-3, 7-6 at four; Charles beat Chiraag Shetty, 6-2, 7-5, at five, and Hurwitz beat Michael Dodd at six, 6-3, 6-2 at six.
The Eagles improve to a perfect 7-0 in CAC action, and will next take on ninth ranked Carnegie Mellon University on Saturday at 1:00 pm.
Mary Washington at Chris. Newport
@ Newport News, Va. (CNU Courts)
Apr 07, 2015
Mary Washington
8 |
Chris. Newport
1 |
Doubles
Singles
| FINAL |
1 |
2 |
| > (20) Tyler Carey (UMW) |
6 |
6 |
| David Reed (CNU) |
1 |
3 |
| #1 Singles |
| FINAL |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| D. Lunding-Johansson (UMW) |
5 |
6 |
4 |
| > Justin Cerny (CNU) |
7 |
4 |
10 |
| #3 Singles |
| FINAL |
1 |
2 |
| > Evan Charles (UMW) |
6 |
7 |
| Chiraag Shetty (CNU) |
2 |
5 |
| #5 Singles |
| FINAL |
1 |
2 |
| > Eric Hurwitz (UMW) |
6 |
6 |
| Michael Dodd (CNU) |
3 |
2 |
| #6 Singles |
