April 20, 2005
Shoremen Top Salisbury, 5-2
Solis Wins Handily at First Singles

SALISBURY, MD -- Visiting Washington College, tied for sixth in the Atlantic South regional rankings, defeated host Salisbury, ranked 12th in the Atlantic South, 5-2, in a men's tennis match this afternoon. The Shoremen improved to 7-8 this season with the win.

Washington swept doubles to earn the match's first point. Senior Asfand Farouk (Karachi, Pakistan/City School) and junior Tim Riskie (Woodbury, NJ/Woodbury) won, 8-5, at No. 1, while the teams of sophomore Arturo Solis (Guatemala, Guatemala/Valle Verde School) and junior Maciek Prytula (Szczecin, Poland/PLO) and juniors Mike Edison (Darnestown, MD/Good Counsel) and Ronen Kashvin (Rishon Le Tzion, Israel/Hashmonaim Bat-Yam) won by identical 8-5 scores at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively.

Solis cruised to a 6-0, 6-2 win at No. 1 singles. The Shoremen also posted convincing wins at No. 5 singles as Farouk won, 6-0, 6-2, and at No. 6 singles as Kashvin won, 6-2, 6-0. Prytula added a 3-6, 7-5, 12-10 win at No. 4.

The Shoremen return to action Saturday with two matches - a 10:30 a.m. non-conference match at 14th-ranked Swarthmore and a 3:00 p.m. Centennial Conference match at Haverford.

Match Results
Singles
No. 1 - Arturo Solis (WAC) d. Tyler Robinson (SU) 6-0, 6-2
No. 2 - Tyler Kincaid (SU) d. Tim Riskie (WAC) 2-6, 7-6(4), 10-6
No. 3 - James Mills (SU) d. Mike Edison (WAC) 6-3, 5-7, 14-12
No. 4 - Maciek Prytula (WAC) d. Ryan Wendell (SU) 3-6, 7-5, 12-10
No. 5 - Asfand Farouk (WAC) d. Sean Larson (SU) 6-0, 6-2
No. 6 - Ronen Kashvin (WAC) d. Jared Rochman (SU) 6-2, 6-0
Doubles
No. 1 - Farouk/Riskie (WAC) d. Mills/Kincaid (SU) 8-5
No. 2 - Solis/Prytula (WAC) d. Robinson/Wendell (SU) 8-5
No. 3 - Edison/Kashvin (WAC) d. Jamie Engles/Garrett Russell (SU) 8-5