Washington Cruises to Seventh Win of Season

CHESTERTOWN, MD -- Host Washington College rolled past visiting St. Mary's (MD), 9-0, in a non-conference men's tennis match this afternoon inside the Lifetime Fitness Center. The Shoremen improved to 7-1 with the win, while the Seahawks dropped to 8-5 with the loss.

Sophomore Aaron Ellison (Largo, FL/St. Petersburg) and sophomore Kevin Papen (Dover, DE/Caesar Rodney) led off doubles with an 8-1 win over Kyle Feeley and Jeff Levy at No. 2. Junior Andrew Laux (Mt. Sinai, NY/Mt. Sinai) and senior Timothy Parks (Geneva, Switzerland/College du Leman) then completed an 8-2 win over Sam Barton and Thomas Hoesman at No. 1. Freshman Josh Hedrick (Dover, DE/Dover) and freshman Graham Kaltman (Harleysville, PA/Germantown Academy) were 8-0 winners against Elliot Russell and Chip Compton at No. 3.

Sophomore Kyle Lisco (Toms River, NJ/Toms River North) began singles with an 8-0 win over Feeley at No. 3. Papen then defeated Hoesman, 8-0, at No. 1 to clinch the win. Ellison added an 8-0 victory against Barton at No. 2. Laux beat Levy, 8-2, at No. 4, sophomore John Menzione (Chadds Ford, PA/Kennett) trumped Russell, 8-0, at No. 5, and junior Kristian Wilson (Germantown, PA/home school) downed Compton, 8-0, at No. 6 to round out singles.

The Shoremen return to action tomorrow with a 3:30 p.m. Centennial Conference match at Haverford.