April 28, 2002
WC Duo Wins CC Doubles Title
Taylor, Farouk to Play in Singles Final

HAVERFORD, PA -- The Washington College Shoremen claimed the doubles championship and clinched the singles championship this weekend at the Centennial Conference Tournament hosted by Haverford College. Sophomore Peter Taylor (Canton, CT/Canton) freshman Rafael Martins (Vitoria, Brazil/Prof. Anibal de Freitas/Cristelo) won the doubles title, while Taylor and freshman Asfand Farouk (Karachi, Pakistan/City School) will play for the singles title tomorrow on the WC campus.

Taylor and Martins won 8-1 against Jason Fransen and Michael Kraus of Gettysburg to begin their run. In the quarterfinals, they blanked the Johns Hopkins team of Ashish Lall and Erhan Bedistani, 8-0. In the semifinals, they defeated Ryan Bowman and Matthew Stein of Haverford. Taylor and Martins won the final over Kevin Alford and Justin Belisario of Hopkins, 6-2, 6-2.

Also in doubles, Farouk and junior Louis Blanchette (Dieppe, NB, Canada/Mathieu-Martin) won 8-3 in their first match, before falling 8-4 in the quarterfinals.

Taylor swept two of his three opponents on his way to the singles final. After a first-round bye, he defeated Kraus, 7-5, 6-2 in the second round, and then blanked Dickinson's Justin Chan in the quarterfinals and Peter Law of Haverford in the semifinals. Farouk also received a first round bye. He then defeated Dan Lindenberg of Franklin & Marshall, 6-1, 6-1, Fransen, 6-1, 6-3, and Alford. 6-2, 6-3. Blanchette won 6-0, 6-0 in the first round and 6-0, 6-2 in the second, before falling in the quarterinals, 6-3, 6-4.

WC Match Results

Singles
Player (School)
Player (School)
Score
1st Rd Louis Blanchette (WC)
def.
 Zach Beck-Goss (D)
6-0, 6-0
2nd Rd Louis Blanchette (WC)
def.
 Carl Lederman (H)
6-0, 6-2
2nd Rd Asfand Farouk (WC)
def.
 Dan Lindenberg (F&M)
6-1, 6-1
2nd Rd Peter Taylor (WC)
def.
 Michael Kraus (G)
7-5, 6-2
QF Kevin Alford (JH)
def.
 Louis Blanchette (WC)
6-3, 6-4
QF Asfand Farouk (WC)
def.
 Jason Fransen (G)
6-1, 6-3
QF Peter Taylor (WC)
def.
 Justin Chan (D)
6-0, 6-0
SF Asfand Farouk (WC)
def.
 Kevin Alford (JH)
6-2, 6-3
SF Peter Taylor (WC)
def.
 Peter Law (H)
6-0, 6-0
Doubles
Team (School)
Team (School)
Score
2nd Rd Blanchette/Farouk (WC)
def.
 Beck-Goss/Beegle (D)
8-3
2nd Rd Taylor/Martins (WC)
def.
 Fransen/Kraus (G)
8-1
QF Bulman/Scherb (H)
def.
 Blanchette/Farouk (WC)
8-4
QF Taylor/Martins (WC)
def.
 Bedistani/Lall (JH)
8-0
SF Taylor/Martins (WC)
def.
 Bowman/Stein (H)
8-5
Final Taylor/Martins (WC)
def.
 Alford/Belisario (JH)
6-2, 6-2

 

 

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