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#22 UMW Men's Tennis Tops #17 Carnegie Mellon, 8-1, on Saturday

The 22nd ranked University of Mary Washington men's tennis team snapped an 11-match losing streak to 17th ranked Carnegie Mellon University, defeating the Tartans, 8-1, on Saturday at the Battleground. The Eagles improve to 9-3 on the season.

The Eagles picked up an easy win at one doubles, as All-Americans Moses Hutchison and Andrew Watson gained an 8-1 win over Jonathan Nottingham and Michael Fourchy. Two and three doubles were very tight, but the Eagles scored an 8-7 win at two, with Rishi Charan Shankar and Nick Spera topping Matthew Poh and Sam Gibson, and another 8-7 win at three, with All-Americans Cole Tecce and Peter Leese downing Brandon Aprill and William Wang.

In singles, Hutchison defeated Aprill, 6-4, 6-1, and at two Charan Shankar bested Gibson, 6-4, 6-1. Watson defeated Nicholas Wernink, 7-5, 6-3, at three, and Tecce beat Derek Wong, 3-6, 6-4, 10-7, at four, and Spera defeated Benny Zhou, 5-7, 6-2,10-6, at five.

The Eagles will return to action on Friday, when they visit Haverford College at 4:00 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Rishi Charan Shankar

Rishi Charan Shankar

6' 3"
Sophomore
Moses Hutchison

Moses Hutchison

6' 4"
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
Moses Hutchison

Moses Hutchison

6' 4"
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