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#20 UMW Men's Tennis Tops #35 Washington & Lee, 7-2, on Saturday

The 20th ranked University of Mary Washington men's tennis team defeated 35th ranked Washington & Lee University, 7-2, on Saturday in Lexington, Va. The Eagles improve to 6-2 on the season.

The Eagles jumped ahead by sweeping all three doubles matches. Andrew Watson and Moses Hutchinson defeated Eli Hirshberg and Will Kistler at one, 8-2, and Rishi Charan Shankar and Nick Spera won at two over Evan Erb and Evan Brady, 8-4, and Peter Leese and Cole Tecce won at three over Bobby Neuner and Alex Fedor, 8-3.

In singles, Hutchison topped Erb at one, 7-5, 6-1, and Charan Shankar topped Kistler at two, 5-7, 6-2, 1-0 (10-5). Spera defeated Connor Coleman at five, 6-4, 7-6 (7-1), and Priyan Desilva topped James Kurani at six, 6-3, 6-1.

The Eagles will be back in action on Friday against Kalamazoo College in San Antonio, Texas.

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Players Mentioned

Rishi Charan Shankar

Rishi Charan Shankar

6' 3"
Sophomore
Priyan Desilva

Priyan Desilva

6' 0"
Senior
Peter Leese

Peter Leese

5' 8"
Sophomore
Nick Spera

Nick Spera

5' 10"
Junior
Cole Tecce

Cole Tecce

5' 11"
Senior
Andrew Watson

Andrew Watson

6' 1"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Rishi Charan Shankar

Rishi Charan Shankar

6' 3"
Sophomore
Priyan Desilva

Priyan Desilva

6' 0"
Senior
Peter Leese

Peter Leese

5' 8"
Sophomore
Nick Spera

Nick Spera

5' 10"
Junior
Cole Tecce

Cole Tecce

5' 11"
Senior
Andrew Watson

Andrew Watson

6' 1"
Junior