April 17, 2004
Shoremen Down Fords, 6-1
WC Now 87-0 All-Time in Centennial

CHESTERTOWN, MD -- The 20th-ranked Washington College men's tennis team improved to 87-0 all-time in the Centennial Conference and won their 119 consecutive conference match of any kind by defeating visiting Haverford, 6-1, this afternoon at Schottland Tennis Center.

The Shoremen swept all three doubles matches to earn the first point of the day. Senior Pete Taylor (Canton, CT/Canton) are junior Asfand Farouk (Karachi, Pakistan/City School) were 8-2 winners at No. 1, freshmen Vivian Chhetri (Delhi, India/Prachar Vidhlaya) and Arturo Solis (Guatemala, Guatemala/Vallo Verde School) won at No. 3, 8-2, and seniors Ben Dernis (Paris, France/New Hampton, NH) and Brant Whisler (Willow Grove, PA/Upper Moreland) posted an 8-6 win at No. 3.

Washington also won five singles matches. Taylor recorded a 6-2, 6-0 win at No. 1, while Chhetri was a 6-1, 6-2 winner at No. 2. Solis cruised to a 6-1, 6-1, win at No. 3 and Farouk won at No. 4, 6-0, 6-1. Sophomore Nick Komljenovic (Glen Burnie, MD/Glen Burnie) captured No. 6 singles by a 6-4, 6-4 count.

The Shoremen, 11-5 overall and 7-0 in conference play this season, finish their 2004 Centennial dual match schedule Tuesday with a 2:30 p.m. match at McDaniel.

Match Results

Singles
Player (School)
Player (School)
Score
No. 1 Pete Taylor (WC)
def.
 Aaron Scherb (H)
6-2, 6-0
No. 2 Vivian Chhetri (WC)
def.
 Elmar Trust (H)
6-1, 6-2
No. 3 Arturo Solis (WC)
def.
 Randolph Moon (H)
6-1, 6-1
No. 4 Asfand Farouk (WC)
def.
 Harrison Lee (H)
6-0, 6-1
No. 5 Matt Stein (H)
def.
 Ronen Kashvin (WC)
6-4, 6-4
No. 6 Nick Komljenovic (WC)
def.
 Curt Fentress (H)
6-4, 6-4
Doubles
Team (School)
Team (School)
Score
No. 1 Taylor/Farouk (WC)
def.
 Lee/Scherb (H)
8-2
No. 2 Chhetri/Solis (WC)
def.
 Stein/Moon (H)
8-2
No. 3 Brant Whisler/
Ben Dernis (WC)
def.
 Trust/Fentress (H)
8-6

 

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