University of Richmond
EAST CAROLINA
East Carolina Edges Men's Tennis 4-3 In Regular Season Finale
03/29/2007 | Men's Tennis
March 29, 2007
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. - East Carolina edged Richmond 4-3 in men's tennis action on Thursday afternoon in Richmond, Va. in its regular season finale.
In doubles action, William Minter and Bobby McNally paired up for a win at the no. 3 spot, earning their fourth win in the last five matches; however, East Carolina claimed wins at the no. 1 and 2 spots to secure the doubles point.
In singles play, McNally, Doug Banker and Charlie Seltzer took wins at the no. 1, 2 and 5 spots, while the visiting Pirates claimed wins at third, fourth and sixth singles to take the 4-3 victory. Banker's win marked his fourth-straight in singles action.
The Spiders (7-15, 2-3 in A-10) will go for its fourth-straight A-10 Championship April 4-7.
EAST CAROLINA 4, RICHMOND 3
Doubles:
1. Whitwell/Kochetov (ECU) def. Berry/Louis (UR), 8-6
2. Walters/Peeler (ECU) def. Sommer/Banker (UR), 8-4
3. Minter/McNally (UR) def. McSpadden/Oakley (ECU), 8-3
Singles:
1. Bobby McNally (UR) def. Aleksey Kochetov (ECU), 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
2. Doug Banker (UR) def. Matt Peeler (ECU), 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
3. Stephen Whitwell (ECU) def. Chris Louis (UR), 6-1, 6-1
4. Bryan Oakley (ECU) def. Michael Sommer (UR), 6-3, 6-1
5. Charlie Seltzer (UR) def. Sam McSpadden (ECU), 7-5, 2-6, 1-0 (8)
6. Brian Walters (ECU) def. William Minter (UR), 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
