April 29, 2006
#14 Shoremen Top Devils in CC Semis
Green Clinches 6-1 Win with Victory at No. 6 Singles

CHESTERTOWN, MD -- The Washington College men's tennis team, ranked 20th in Division III and third in the Atlantic South region, defeated visiting Dickinson, 6-1, in a Centennial Conference Semifinal match today at Schottland Tennis Center. The Shoremen, who improved to 18-3 on the season, posted their single-season school record 15th straight victory with the win. The Red Devils fell to 14-6 with the loss.

Washington junior Arturo Solis (Guatemala, Guatemala/Valle Verde School) and senior Tim Riskie (Woodbury, NJ/Woodbury), the fourth-ranked tandem in the Atlantic South region, led off doubles with an 8-2 win at No. 1 over Whitney McFarlane and Toni Bujas. Dickinson's Rob Isaacs and Brent Shoemaker defeated freshman Anantha Bhaskar (Chennai, India/National Open School) and freshman Rafael Roldan (Quito, Ecuador/Academia Cotopaxi), 8-5, at No. 3. Eric Schroeder and Jackson Parmenter gave the Red Devils the doubles point and a 1-0 leada with an 8-6 victory over senior Mike Edison (Darnestown, MD/Good Counsel) and senior Maciek Prytula (Szczecin, Poland/PLO) at No. 2.

Solis, the top-ranked singles player in the region, evened the score at 1-1 with a 6-0, 6-0, victory over McFarlane at No. 1 singles. Riskie put the Shoremen ahead with a 6-3, 6-2, win over Isaacs at No. 2. Bhaskar pushed the lead to 3-1 with a 6-1, 6-3, victory against Trevor Heck at No. 3. Freshman Todd Green (Ridgewood, NJ/Ridgewood) clinched the match for the Shoremen with a 6-3, 6-3, victory over Shoemaker at No. 6. Roldan added a 7-5, 6-4, win over Schroeder at No. 5, while Prytula recorded a 6-2, 4-6, 10-1 win over Rich Rosenthal at No. 4.

"Dickinson did a great job in doubles today, taking advantage of the fact that we didn't come ready to play," commented Washington head coach Constantine Ananiadis. "I was happy how we responded in singles and how we came through in a tough match. Today helped us get ready for tomorrow's championship match."

Washington's previous single-season record for consecutive wins was 14, set in 1987. The school record for overall consecutive wins stands at 16; Washington won the final 11 matches of 1994 and the first five matches of 1995.

The Shoremen will play Johns Hopkins in tomorrow's Centennial Conference Championship match at 3:30 p.m.

MATCH RESULTS