May 11, 2002
WC Advances in NCAA Tournament
Shoremen Top Swarthmore, 4-1

CHESTERTOWN, MD -- The sixth-ranked Washington College Shoremen opened play in the NCAA Division III Tournament with a 4-1 win over visiting Swarthmore College today at Schottland Tennis Center.

WC junior Louis Blanchette (Dieppe, New Brunswick, Canada/Mathieu-Martin) and freshman Asfand Farouk (Karachi, Pakistan/City School) earned 8-4 win at No. 3 doubles over Ben Rae and Mike Norieka. Shoreman seniors Jose Lejarraga (Bahia Blanca, Argentina/Escuela Normal Superior) and Seth Morgan (Chalmette, LA/J.J. Pearce, TX) soon followed with an 8-4 win at No. 1 over John Thomas and Frank Visciano to earn Washington the doubles point.

The Shoremen took a 2-0 lead when Lejarraga completed a 6-3, 6-1 win over Thomas at No. 1 singles and went up 3-0 when sophomore Peter Taylor (Canton, CT/Canton) wrapped up a 6-1, 6-0 win over Justin Singer at No. 2. The Garnet earned its lone point of the day at No. 4 singles, where Visciano defeated freshman Rafael Martins (Vitoria, Brazil/Prof. Anibal de Freitas/Cristelo) 6-2, 6-2. The Shoremen clinched the team victory at No. 5 singles, where Farouk topped Rae in the first set and battled back from a 0-3 hole in the second to post a 6-3, 6-4 win.

Tomorrow, the Shoremen will face 20th-ranked Washington & Lee, a 5-1 winner over 10th-ranked Mary Washington today, in a 12:00 p.m. second round match at Schottland Tennis Center.

Match Results

Singles
Player (School)
Player (School)
Score
No. 1 Jose' Lejarraga (WC)
def.
 John Thomas (S)
6-3, 6-1
No. 2 Peter Taylor (WC)
def.
 Justin Singer (S)
6-1, 6-0
No. 3 Jayson Yost (SC)
DNF
 Seth Morgan (WC)
6-2, 5-6
No. 4 Frank Visciano (S)
def.
 Rafael Martins (WC)
6-2, 6-2
No. 5 Asfand Farouk (WC)
def.
 Ben Rae (S)
6-3, 6-4
No. 6 Louis Blanchette (WC)
DNF
 Justin Durrand (S)
6-3, 1-5
Doubles
Team (School)
Team (School)
Score
No. 1 Lejarraga/Morgan (WC)
def.
 Thomas/Visciano (S)
8-4
No. 2 Yost/Singer (S)
DNF
 Taylor/Martins (WC)
6-5 (15-40)
No. 3 Farouk/Blanchette (WC)
def.
 Rae/Mike Norieka (S)
8-4

 

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