University of Richmond
NAVY
Men's Tennis Falls To Navy, 5-2
03/28/2007 | Men's Tennis
March 28, 2007
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. - The Richmond men's tennis squad dropped a 5-2 decision to Navy on Wednesday afternoon in Richmond, Va.
In doubles action, Michael Sommer and Doug Banker paired up for a win at the no. 2 spot, earning their third-straight win; however, Navy claimed wins at the no. 1 and 3 spots to claim the doubles point.
In singles play, Banker and Sami Belakhlef earned straight-set wins at second and sixth singles, the third consecutive singles win for both; however, the Spiders dropped at the no. 1, 3, 4 and 5 spots as visiting Navy took a 5-2 win over the Spiders.
The Spiders (7-14, 2-3 in A-10) will return to the court tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. as they play host to East Carolina in their final match of the regular season. Spider seniors Bobby McNally and Charlie Seltzer will play their final regular season matches in a Richmond uniform tomorrow afternoon.
NAVY 5, RICHMOND 2
Doubles:
1. Nelms/Waters (Navy) def. Berry/Louis (UR), 8-3
2. Sommer/Banker (UR) def. James/Lemaich (Navy), 8-4
3. Lai/Smoke (Navy) def. Minter/McNally (UR), 8-5
Singles:
1. Nate Nelms (Navy) def. Bobby McNally (UR), 6-1, 6-0
2. Doug Banker (UR) def. Johnny Waters (Navy), 6-3, 6-1
3. Adrian Lai (Navy) def. Chris Louis (UR), 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (6)
4. Alex James (Navy) def. Michael Sommer (UR), 6-3, 6-3
5. Ramsey Lemaich (Navy) def. Charlie Seltzer (UR), 6-3, 6-1
6. Sami Belakhlef def. Jarrad Smoke (Navy), 7-5, 6-0
