April 18, 2005
Shoremen Deny Diplomats, 5-2
Solis Wins at No. 1 Singles, 6-0, 6-0

CHESTERTOWN, MD -- The Washington College men's tennis team improved to 6-8 overall and 5-1 in Centennial Conference play with a 5-2 win over visiting Franklin & Marshall this afternoon at Schottland Tennis Center. The Diplomats fell to 8-5 and 4-2 with the loss.

Washington swept the doubles matches to pick up the first point of the day. Senior Asfand Farouk (Karachi, Pakistan/City School) and junior Tim Riskie (Woodbury, NJ/Woodbury) were 8-0 winners at No. 1, juniors Tim Riskie (Woodbury, NJ/Woodbury) and Mike Edison (Darnestown, MD/Good Counsel) posted an 8-6 win at No. 2, and sophomore Arturo Solis (Guatemala, Guatemala/Valle Verde School) and junior Ronen Kashvin (Rishon Le Tzion, Israel/Hashmonaim Bat-Yam) were 8-3 winners at No. 3.

Solis gave the Shoremen their second point of the match with a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 1 singles. Prytula held on for a 6-0, 7-5 victory at No. 4, winning on his fifth match point of the final game. Riskie then completed a 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 2 to clinch the match for the Shoremen. Farouk added a 6-2, 2-6, 6-0 win at No. 5. The Diplomats won at the final two singles spots to finish, No. 3 and No. 6.

The Shoremen return to action Wednesday with a 3:30 p.m. match at Eastern Shore rival Salisbury University.

Match Results
Singles
No. 1 - Arturo Solis (WAC) d. Alex Chester (F&M) 6-0, 6-0
No. 2 - Tim Riskie (WAC) d. Alex Levy (F&M) 6-2, 6-2
No. 3 - Joakim Stenbeck (F&M) d. Mike Edison(WAC) 6-3, 4-6, 11-9
No. 4 - Maciek Prytula (WAC) d. Andrew Mayer (F&M) 6-0, 7-5
No. 5 - Asfand Farouk (WAC) d. Dan Lindenberg (F&M) 6-2, 2-6, 6-0
No. 6 - Ben Michelman (F&M) d. Ronen Kashvin (WAC) 7-6(3), 7-5
Doubles
No. 1 - Farouk/Riskie (WAC) d. Levy/Stenbeck (F&M) 8-0
No. 2 - Edison/Prytula (WAC) d. Chester/Lindenberg (F&M) 8-6
No. 3 - Solis/Kashvin (WAC) d. Michelman/Mayer (F&M) 8-3