University of Richmond
UNC GREENSBORO
Men's Tennis Defeats UNC Greensboro, 5-2
03/18/2006 | Men's Tennis
March 18, 2006
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. - The University of Richmond men's tennis team continued its winning ways into Saturday's match with UNC Greensboro on the University of Richmond campus, as it captured its second-straight win in just as many days. Doug Banker led the Spiders with a win at No. 1 singles and No. 2 doubles to help the Spiders to victory over the Spartans, as they improved to 9-10.
Although the Matt Stillwagon/Sami Belakhlef duo was unable to pull through for a No. 1 doubles win, Banker and Brett Waikart paired up at No. 2 for an 8-5 victory, while Chris Louis and Michael Sommer paired up at No. 3 to pull through with a hard-earned 9-8 win to give the Spiders a 1-0 advantage going into singles action.
Banker took a big win at No. 1 singles over UNC-G's Ladoucer, while teammate Belakhlef won at No. 3 over the Spartans' Conchar. Louis and Waikart also came up with big wins at No. 4 and 6 singles, while Stillwagon and Sommer fell at No. 2 and No. 5 singles as the Spiders took a 4-2 advantage in singles play, ending the match 5-2.
The Spiders will return to action tomorrow with a home match with Bucknell University. Originally scheduled for 10:00 a.m., the match will be played at noon instead.
RICHMOND 5, UNC GREENSBORO 2
Doubles:
1. Wilty/Redelinghuys (UNCG) def. Stillwagon/Belakhlef (R), 8-1
2. Banker/Waikert (R) def. Ladoucer/Conchar (UNCG), 8-5
3. Louis/Sommer (R) def. Lewis/Steinhorn (UNCG), 9-8
Singles:
1. Doug Banker (R) def. Marc Ladoucer (UNCG), 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
2. Martin Shitrit (UNCG) def. Matt Stillwagon (R), 6-2, 6-0
3. Sami Belakhlef (R) def. Ian Conchar (UNCG), 6-0, 2-6, 6-3
4. Chris Louis (R) def. Ryan Lewis (UNCG), 5-7, 6-3, 7-5
5. Austin Wilty (UNCG) def. Michael Sommer (R), 6-4, 6-1
6. Brett Waikart (R) def. Jason Steinhorn (UNCG), 7-5, 7-6
