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Navy Invitational
Men's Tennis Takes on Georgetown at Navy Invitational
10/9/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Oct. 9, 2010
ANNAPOLIS, MD - GW men's tennis swept Georgetown in the top-5 singles matches in the first day of the Navy Gold Invitational held at the USNA Tennis Courts on Friday.
Senior co-captain Christopher Kushma and sophomore Alexander van Gils started the competition with a hard fought victory over Georgetown's Andrew Bruhn and Michael Clarke, 9-8 (7-5), which proved to be GW's only doubles win.
Van Gils took his No. 1 singles match in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3, over Clarke, as Kushma took the first set of his No. 2 match against Caris, 6-1, fell in the second set tie-breaker, 6-7 (7-9), but bounced back to take the third set 1-0 (10-3).
In the No. 3 singles match Thomsen took the three-match battle against Bruhn, 6-1, 4-6, 1-0 (10-6). Svensson won his No. 4 singles, 6-4, 6-2, over Casey Distaso.
Senior Yan Levinski defeated Brian Ward, 6-2, 6-0 at No. 5 singles. Sophomore Ken Mkrtchian defeated Rafael Notario 6-3, 6-2.
The Colonials continue at the Navy Gold Invitational against Navy, Saturday at 9 a.m., and against UMBC on Sunday, at 9 a.m.
Georgetown vs. George Washington
Doubles
1 - Kushma / van Gils (GW) def. Bruhn / Clarke (G'town), 9-8 (7-5)
2 - Caris / Walsh (G'town) def. Svensson / Thomsen (GW), 9-8 (7-5)
3 - Distaso / Ward (G'town) def. Blumenfeld / Levinski (GW), 8-3
4 - Friedlich / Mieszko Tomczyk (G'town) def. Erickson / Mkrtchian (GW), 8-4
Singles
1 - Alexander van Gils (GW) def. Michael Clarke (G'town), 6-3, 6-3
2 - Christopher Kushma (GW) def. Charlie Caris (G'town), 6-1, 6-7 (7-9), 1-0 (10-3)
3 - Ulrik Thomsen (GW) def. Andrew Bruhn (G'town), 6-1, 4-6, 1-0 (10-6)
4 - Viktor Svensson (GW) def. Casey Distaso (G'town), 6-4, 6-2
5 - Yan Levinski (GW) def. Brian Ward (G'town), 6-2, 6-0
6 - Alex Friedlich (G'town) def. Richard Blumenfeld (GW), 0-6, 6-4, 1-0 (12-10)
7 - Ken Mkrtchian (GW) def. Rafael Notario (G'town), 6-3, 6-2
8 - Tim Walsh (G'town) def. Andy Erickson (GW), 6-4, 6-1
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