March 29, 2003
No. 9 Shoremen Edge No. 19 Rhodes
Washington Faces W&L Tomorrow

LEXINGTON, VA -- The ninth-ranked Washington College men's tennis team rallied after losing the doubles point to edge past No. 19 Rhodes College, 4-3, this afternoon at Washington & Lee University. The Shoremen and the Lynx are the Atlantic South Region's third- and fifth-ranked teams, respectively.

Sophomore Asfand Farouk (Karachi, Pakistan/City School) and senior Alvaro Prado (Guatemala City, Guatemala/Liceo Javier) picked up the Shoremen's only win in doubles, topping Eddie Blanton and Logan Stevens, the region's 15th-ranked doubles team, 8-5.

The Shoremen (5-3) won at the top three spots in singles play and at No. 5. Junior Peter Taylor (Canton, CT/Canton), ranked third in the region and 12th in Division III in singles, defeated Andy Campbell (11th in the region, 40th in Division III), 6-2, 6-3 at No. 1. Senior Louis Blanchette (Dieppe, New Brunswick, Canada/Mathieu-Martin) knocked off the region's 16th-ranked singles player in Blanton, 7-5, 6-2 at No. 2. Farouk posted a 6-4, 6-3 win at No. 3, while freshman Maciek Prytula (Szczecin, Poland/PLO) rallied to win at No. 5, 2-6, 6-2, 6-2.

The Shoremen are back in action tomorrow with a 10:30 a.m. match at No. 14 Washington & Lee.

Match Results

Singles
Player (School)
Player (School)
Score
No. 1 Peter Taylor (WC)
def.
 Andy Campbell (R)
6-2, 6-3
No. 2 Louis Blanchette (WC)
def.
 Eddie Blanton (R)
7-5, 6-2
No. 3 Asfand Farouk (WC)
def.
 Duncan Howell (R)
6-4, 6-3
No. 4 Logan Stevens (R)
def.
 Alvaro Prado (WC)
6-2, 6-3
No. 5 Maciek Prytula (WC)
def.
 Kyle Kamrath (R)
2-6, 6-2, 6-2
No. 6 Adam Dietz (R)
def.
 Tim Riskie (WC)
6-0, 6-3
Doubles
Team (School)
Team (School)
Score
No. 1 Campbell/Howell (R)
def.
 Taylor/Blanchette (WC)
8-5
No. 2 Farouk/Prado (WC)
def.
 Blanton/Stevens (R)
8-5
No. 3 Kamrath/Dietz (R)
def.
 Prytula/Riskie (WC)
9-7

 

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