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University of Richmond
HAMPTON
Men's Tennis Tops Hampton, 4-1
02/16/2006 | Men's Tennis
Feb. 16, 2006
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. - The University of Richmond men's tennis team came through with an exciting 4-1 victory over the Hampton Pirates on Wed. evening. Although the Pirates clinched the doubles point, the Spider swept singles action and ended the night with a 4-1 advantage over the Pirates. The Spiders, now 3-6, will return to action on Sat. when they will travel to Lynchburg, Va. for a match with Liberty at 6:00 p.m.
Richmond head coach Steve Gerstenfeld was pleased with the performance of his tennis squad on Wed. night. "We are playing much better than we were a month ago," stated Gerstenfeld. "However, our doubles still need work. The guys are working hard in practice and, as we develop our match-base over the next six weeks, we should be very competitive in the conference tournament in April."
RICHMOND 4, HAMPTON 1
Doubles:
1) Belakhlef/McNally (R) vs. Chang/Ditoiu (H), 6-5 DNF
2) Waikart/Banker (R) lost to Herrera/Groh (H), 8-6
3) Louis/Sommer (R) lost to Hudson/Lambert (H), 8-5
Singles:
1) Banker (R) def. Chang (H), 6-4, 6-4
2) McNally (R) def. Ditoiu (H), 6-1, 6-4
3) Belakhlef (R) def. Hudson (H), 6-7, 6-1, 7-5
4) Louis (R) def. Herrera (H), 6-1, 6-3
5) Sommer (R) vs. Lambert (H), 5-7, 7-6, 5-6 DNF
6) Waikart (R) vs. Groh (H), 6-2, 1-6, 1-2 DNF
