April 9, 2005
Goucher Gets Past Shoremen, 4-3
Solis Wins in Singles & Doubles

TOWSON, MD -- Host Goucher College won four out of the six singles matches to defeat visiting Washington College, 4-3, in men's tennis this afternoon in Towson, MD. The Gophers, ranked 13th in the Atlantic South, improved to 9-6 with the win, while the Shoremen, ranked fifth in the Atlantic South and 18th in Division III, fell to 4-8 with the loss.

Washington won the doubles point as sophomore Arturo Solis (Guatemala, Guatemala/Valle Verde School) and junior Tim Riskie (Woodbury, NJ/Woodbury) posted an 8-6 win at No. 1 and senior Asfand Farouk (Karachi, Pakistan/City School) and junior Ronen Kashvin (Rishon Le Tzion, Israel/Hashmonaim Bat-Yam) were 8-4 winners at No. 3.

In singles play, Solis, ranked 13th in the region, defeated Brandon Harris, ranked 27th in the region, by a 6-2, 6-2 final at No. 1. Junior Maciek Prytula (Szczecin, Poland/PLO) was a 6-0, 6-0, winner at No. 4. Goucher won the match when Galen Wilson completed a 7-5, 6-4 win at No. 5.

The Shoremen return to action tomorrow with a 1:00 p.m. Centennial Conference match at Dickinson.

Match Results
Singles
No. 1 - Arturo Solis (WAC) d. Brandon Harris (GC) 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 - Andrew Danos (GC) def. Tim Riskie (WAC) 7-6 (1), 6-2
No. 3 - David Sands (GC) def. Mike Edison (WAC) 6-0, 6-2
No. 4 - Maciek Prytula (WAC) def. Devin Visciano (GC) 6-0, 6-0
No. 5 - Galen Wilson (GC) def. Ronen Kashvin (WAC) 7-5, 6-4
No. 6 - Wynn Thane (GC) def. Asfand Farouk (WAC) 6-3, 2-6, 6-1
Doubles
No. 1 - Solis/Riskie (WAC) d. Harris/Sands (GC) 8-6
No. 2 - Danos/Wilson (GC) d. Edison/Prytula (WAC) 8-5
No. 3 - Farouk/Kashvin (WAC) def. Visciano/Thane (GC) 8-4