NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Host Christopher Newport edged visiting Washington College, 5-4, in the regular season finale on Sunday afternoon in non-conference men's tennis action at James T. & Sarah C. Eyre Courts.
Christopher Newport 5 Washington College 4
Doubles
- All three doubles matches went to a tiebreak with the host Captains taking two of the three. The first of the three to finish was the top flight as WC's
Karl Hoegstedt and
Andre-Remi Jakobi, ranked sixth in the Atlantic South Region, captured an 8-7 (7-3) win over
Bhumanesh Kumaresan and
Alec Strause, ranked fourth in the region. Third doubles was the next to finish with the Captains' tandem of
Vincent Truong and
Ahun Vodela slipped past
Christian Gruyon and
Ryohei Kawai, 8-7 (7-3). Christopher Newport took the lead into singles with an 8-7 (9-7) win by
Ashton Legum and
Alex Seretis against
Jack Fanshawe and
Landon Strober.
Singles
- Hoegstedt, ranked eighth in the Atlantic South, coasted to a pair of 6-1 wins over
Eddy Porsmyr Hansen at No. 1 to tie the match at 2-2.
- Fifth singles concluded next with Truong giving the Captains a 3-2 lead in a 6-3, 6-2 win over
Aaradith Ravichandran.
- Strause, ranked 22nd in the region, topped Strober 6-3, 6-2 to give Christopher Newport a 4-2 advantage.
- Jakobi overcame a 6-2 loss in the first set to Jake Dolphin at No. 3 singles to win the next two sets by 6-4 scores to keep Washington alive in the match.
- Legum would seal the win for Christopher Newport with a three set win over Gruyon, 6-2, 6-7 (1-7), 6-1, at No. 6.
- The Shoremen's Fanshawe gained a three-set win at the four spot, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, over Vodela in the last match to finish.
Notes
- Washington, ranked 15th in the Atlantic South Region, is 7-8 overall, while Christopher Newport, ranked 10th in the region, improves to 10-7 on the season.
Quote From Head Coach Constantine Ananiadis
"This was a great college match today which literally came down to one point (we had two match points at #2 doubles). It's really frustrating to be once again on the wrong side of a really close match, but so it goes. We have to keep learning from those experiences and channel them towards a great performance on Thursday!"
Up Next
4/27 @ #10 Johns Hopkins – TBD (Centennial Conference Tournament Semifinal)
- Match time will be announced tomorrow. Shoremen are the third seed, while the Blue Jays are the two seed in the conference tournament.
