April 6, 2002
Shoremen Sweep Rhodes
Showdown with Emory Tomorrow

CHESTERTOWN, MD -- The Washington College Shoremen, ranked seventh in Division III swept past a solid Rhodes squad, 7-0, today in the Lifetime Fitness Center. The Shoremen, ranked second in the South Atlantic region, improved to 7-2 overall with the win over the Lynx, ranked eighth in the region.

WC won all but one singles match in two sets. Senior Jose Lejarraga (Bahia Blanca, Argentina/Escuela Normal Superior), ranked third in the region and seventh in the nation, won 6-3, 6-3 at No. 1 over Andy Campbell, tenth in the region and 41st in the nation . Senior Seth Morgan (Chalmette, LA/J.J. Pearce, TX), ranked seventh in the region and 23rd in Division III, posted a 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 win at No. 2 and freshman Asfand Farouk (Karachi, Pakistan/City School) won 6-1, 6-0 at No. 3 over the region's 24th-ranked player, Duncan Howell. Sophomore Peter Taylor (Canton, CT/Canton), 15th in the region, won 6-2, 6-0 at No. 4. Freshman Rafael Martins (Vitoria, Brazil/Prof. Anibal de Freitas/Cristelo) won 6-0, 6-3 at No. 5 and junior Louis Blanchette (Dieppe, New Brunswick, Canada/Mathieu-Martin) won 6-3, 6-3 at No. 6 to round out singles play.

In doubles, Lejarraga and Morgan, ranked second in the region as a doubles team and sixth in Division III won 8-6 at No. 1 over Campbell and Howell, ranked third in the region and 13th in the nation. Taylor and Martins won 8-4 at No. 2 and Farouk and Blanchette won 8-1 at No. 3.

The Shoremen return to action tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. against Emory. Emory is ranked first in the South Atlantic and fifth in Division III.

Match Results

Singles
Player (School)
Player (School)
Score
No. 1 Jose' Lejarraga (WC)
def.
 Andy Campbell (R)
6-3, 6-3
No. 2 Seth Morgan (WC)
def.
 Eddy Blanton (R)
6-3, 4-6, 6-1
No. 3 Asfand Farouk (WC)
def.
 Duncan Howell (R)
6-1, 6-0
No. 4 Peter Taylor (WC)
def.
 Logan Stevens (R)
6-2, 6-0
No. 5 Rafael Martins (WC)
def.
 Andrew Himoff (R)
6-0, 6-3
No. 6 Louis Blanchette (WC)
def.
 Kyle Kamrath (R)
6-3, 6-3
Doubles
Team (School)
Team (School)
Score
No. 1 Lejarraga/Morgan (WC)
def.
 Campbell/Howell (R)
8-6
No. 2 Taylor/Martins (WC)
def.
 Stevens/Kamrath (R)
8-4
No. 3 Farouk/Blanchette (WC)
def.
 Himoff/Blanton (R)
8-1

 

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