Box Score Haverford, Pa. – The No. 28 ranked Haverford Fords defeated the Washington College Shoremen, 7-2, on Wednesday afternoon at Bramall Courts. The Shoremen drop to 9-6 (4-2 Centennial Conference) while the hosts improve to 10-5 (5-1 C.C.).
The Shoremen won two of the three doubles points, however, Haverford took all six singles matches.
Senior Koby Bonta and junior Landon Strober teamed up to defeat Patrick Kley/Adam Chow, 8-6, at No. 2 doubles and sophomore Ryohei Kawai paired with freshman Brady Burns for an 8-4 triumph over Justin Minvera/Jason Edmonds at the No. 3 spot. George Jiang/Stefan Johnson edged junior Karl Hoegstedt/senior Andrew Smith, 8-7 (14-12) at the No. 1 slot.
Hoegstedt, the reigning Centennial Player of the Week and three-time recipient, lost a heartbreaker at the No. 1 singles spot against George Jiang. Hoegstedt dropped the opening set in a 7-6 tiebreak (7-4) and then blanked Jiang by a 6-0 count in the second set to even things up. However, Jiang won a third-set tie-break by a score of 10-7.
No. 2 Strober, No. 3 Kawai, No. 4 Bonta, No. 5 Burns, and No. 6 fresman Aaradith Ravichandran all lost in straight sets.
The Shoremen will host Salisbury on Saturday at 1:00 p.m.
#28 Haverford 7, Washington College 2
Apr 20, 2022 at Haverford, Pa. (Bramall Courts)
| Singles competition |
| 1. George Jiang (HAVM) def. Karl Hoegstedt (WC) 7-6 (7-4), 0-6, 1-0 (10-7) |
| 2. Andreas Wingert (HAVM) def. Landon Strober (WC) 6-3, 6-0 |
| 3. Danny Loder (HAVM) def. Ryohei Kawai (WC) 6-2, 6-2 |
| 4. Stefan Johnson (HAVM) def. Koby Bonta (WC) 6-1, 6-2 |
| 5. James McKenzie (HAVM) def. Brady Burns (WC) 6-3, 6-1 |
| 6. Kirin Eicher (HAVM) def. A. Ravichandran (WC) 7-5, 6-3 |
| Match Notes |
| Washington College 9-6, 4-2 CC; Regional ranking #14 |
| Haverford 10-5, 5-1 CC; National ranking #28; Regional ranking #6 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (4,2,3,5,6,1) |
| Official: Steven Saville A-23 |
