April 18, 2003
Shoremen Upend Garnet
Blanchette Seals Win at No. 3

SWARTHMORE, PA -- The Washington College men's tennis team posted a 4-2 non-conference win at Swarthmore today to improve to 10-4 this season. The Shoremen and the Garnet are the fifth and third-ranked teams in the Atlantic South region, respectively.

The Shoremen took the top two spots in doubles to claim the first point of the match. Junior Peter Taylor (Canton, CT/Canton) and sophomore Rafael Martins (Vitoria, Brazil/Prof. Anibal de Freitas), playing in his first match since March 1st, won 8-6 at No. 1. Sophomore Asfand Farouk (Karachi, Pakistan/City School) and senior Alvaro Prado (Guatemala City, Guatemala/Liceo Javier) posted an 8-6 win at No. 2.

In singles, WC won three of five completed matches. At No. 1, Taylor won the first set 6-1, and then battled back to win the second set, 7-5, after trailing 5-1. The Shoremen's next point came at No. 4, where Farouk pulled out a 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 win in a match that lasted over two hours. Senior Louis Blanchette (Dieppe, New Brunswick, Canada/Mathieu-Martin) gave the Shoremen the match victory when he rallied to win in three sets at No. 3, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3.

The Shoremen are back in action tomorrow when they travel to Dickinson for a 1:00 p.m. Centennial Conference match.

Match Results

Singles
Player (School)
Player (School)
Score
No. 1 Peter Taylor (WC)
def.
 Frank Visciano (S)
6-1, 7-5
No. 2 Jayson Yost (S)
def.
 Rafael Martins (WC)
6-3, 6-4
No. 3 Louis Blanchette (WC)
def.
 Justin Singer (S)
3-6, 6-2, 6-2
No. 4 Asfand Farouk (WC)
def.
 Zac Rodd (S)
6-3, 3-6, 6-4
No. 5 Ben Rae (S)
def.
 Alvaro Prado (WC)
4-6, 6-3, 6-3
No. 6 Maciek Prytula (WC)
DNF
 Brian Park (S)
DNF
Doubles
Team (School)
Team (School)
Score
No. 1 Taylor/Martins (WC)
def.
 Park/Yost (S)
8-6
No. 2 Farouk/Prado (WC)
def.
 Singer/Mike Noreika (S)
8-6
No. 3 Rae/Visciano (S)
def.
 Prytula/Blanchette (WC)
9-8

 

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