George Washington University Athletics
GW Men's Tennis Falls at No. 63 UNC Wilmington
4/2/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
WILMINGTON, N.C. - The George Washington men's tennis team dropped a Saturday afternoon match at No. 63 UNC Wilmington at the UNCW Tennis Complex.
The Colonials (9-8) fought hard in the doubles portion as the pair of junior Julius Tverijonas and senior Danil Zelenkov remained undefeated this spring with a 6-3 victory at the top spot. The doubles point came down to the second-flight battle, where UNCW took a tight 7-6 (7-5) win to take a 1-0 lead.
The Seahawks went on to clinch the match with victories at the Nos. 2, 6 and 1 positions. UNCW (9-6) completed a 7-0 sweep as the Nos. 3-5 matches played out in its favor.
Sophomore Chris Fletcher and junior Cahit Kapukiran took their matches to three sets at the Nos. 4 and 5 positions, respectively, but their UNCW opponents came out on top.
The Colonials wrap a busy weekend of competition at UNC Greensboro on Sunday for GW's third match in as many days. First serve is slated for 2 p.m.
No. 63 UNC Wilmington 7, George Washington 0
Doubles
1. Tverijonas/Zelenkov (GW) def. Van der Burgh/Ben Shabat (UNCW) 6-3
2. Leskiaeu/Cramer (UNCW) def. Sala/Fletcher (GW) 7-6 (7-5)
3. Savarino/Hublitz (UNCW) def. Kapukiran/Reynolds (GW) 6-1
Singles
1. Leskiaeu (UNCW) def. Tverijonas (GW) 6-2, 6-3
2. Van der Burgh (UNCW) def. Zelenkov (GW) 6-0, 6-3
3. Savarino (UNCW) def. Reynolds (GW) 7-5, 6-3
4. Torres (UNCW) def. Fletcher (GW) 6-4, 5-7, 10-5
5. Ben Shabat (UNCW) def. Kapukiran (GW) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
6. Hublitz (UNCW) def. Sala (GW) 6-2, 6-2
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