CHESTERTOWN, Md. – Host Washington College snapped a nine-match losing streak to visiting Haverford with a 6-3 win on Wednesday afternoon at Schottland Tennis Center in a Centennial Conference men's tennis match.  It was the Shoremen's home and conference opener.

Washington College 6 Haverford 3

Doubles
- The Shoremen swept doubles to lead 3-0.  In the first doubles match to finish, the team of Karl Hoegstedt and Andre-Remi Jakobi, ranked sixth in the Atlantic South Region, took care of Stefan Johnson and Adam Chow, 14th ranked in the region, 8-3 at No. 1.  Second doubles concluded next as Jack Fanshawe and Landon Strober bested Justin Minerva and Aidan Kim, 8-2, at second.  Christian Gruyon and Ryohei Kawai completed the sweep at third doubles with an 8-3 triumph over Max Beckwith and James McKenzie.

Singles
- Hoegstedt, ranked seventh in the region, gave Washington a 4-0 cushion with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Andreas Wingert at the top flight.
- McKenzie got Haverford on the board at No. 4 with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Fanshawe.
- Johnson kept the Fords alive for the win at No. 2 as he topped Strober, 6-3, 6-2.
- Jakobi secured the win for the hosts at the third spot with a 6-1, 4-6, 6-1 triumph over Kim to make it 5-2.
- Aaradith Ravichandran swept Daniel Loder 6-1, 6-3 at fifth singles for the hosts' final win of the afternoon.
- Minerva gave the guests' their third and last win of the day with a 6-4, 7-6 (7-2) win over Kawai at No. 6.

Notes
- Washington, ranked 11th in the Atlantic South Region, improves to 2-5 overall and 1-0 in the Centennial, while the Fords, ranked 14th in the region, drop to 4-5 and 1-1 respectively.
- Today was the Shoremen's first win over the Fords since a 5-4 win on March 28, 2012. 

Quote From Head Coach Constantine Ananiadis
"This team has gone through a lot these past few weeks, so it was nice to finally have something go our way today.  I was certainly nervous after doubles as we went up so easily.  I knew Haverford was better than what it showed us in doubles, so I was proud of the guys and the way they competed to get out of a few tough spots there in singles.  We could have easily lost 5-4 had we not have Remi (Jakobi) and Aaradith (Ravichandran) step up in the middle of their singles matches.  We look forward to the rest of the conference matches."

Up Next
4/1 @ Muhlenberg – 1 p.m. (Centennial Conference match)
- Shoremen won 9-0 last season and have won 27 of 28 all-time meetings.