George Washington University
MONMOUTH
Men's Tennis Sweeps Monmouth on Sunday
2/12/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
WASHINGTON - The GW men's tennis team shut out visiting Monmouth, 7-0, on Sunday afternoon at the Southeast Tennis and Learning Center as part of Homecoming Weekend.
The Colonials (5-3) took an early lead with the doubles point before sweeping singles action. Senior Julius Tverijonas highlighted his day with a victory over a nationally ranked solo opponent.
Tverijonas and junior Chris Fletcher began the day with a victory at the top doubles spot before senior Fernando Sala and junior Christos Hadjigeorgiou won at the No. 2 position to give GW a 1-0 advantage.
Freshman Dennis Afanasev quckly increased the lead with a straight-set triumph at the No. 6 singles position. Fletcher followed with a win of his own after winning a pair of tiebreaks to come out on top in two sets.
Hadjigeorgiou battled at No. 4 play, winning a first-set tiebreak before easily taking the second to clinch the match for the Colonials. Tverijonas closed his top-flight bout just minutes later, downing nationally ranked No. 99 Nicola Pipoli after overcoming a first set deficit.
Junior Chris Reynolds added a three-set triumph at No. 2 and rookie William Tutecky completed the sweep with a three setter at No. 5.
The Colonials return to action next week with a pair of road matches at William & Mary, taking on the host Tribe on Friday before facing DePaul on Saturday.
George Washington 7, Monmouth 0
Doubles
1. Tverijonas/Fletcher (GW) def. Filipek/Gomez Estrada (MONM) 6-2
2. Sala/Hadjigeorgiou (GW) def. Bellersen/Vieira (MONM) 6-1
3. Pipoli/Dahiya (MONM) def. Reynolds/Tutecky (GW) 7-5
Singles
1. Julius Tverijonas (GW) def. #99 Nicola Pipoli (MONM) 5-7, 6-0, 6-3
2. Chris Reynolds (GW) def. Przemyslaw Filipek (MONM) 7-6 (7-4), 6-7 (7-9), 10-2
3. Chris Fletcher (GW) def. Ale Gomez Estrada (MONM) 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-3)
4. Christos Hadjigeorgiou (GW) def. Christian Vieira (MONM) 7-6 (7-3), 6-2
5. William Tutecky (GW) def. Vikrant Dahiya (MONM) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
6. Dennis Afanasev (GW) def. Sam Bellersen (MONM) 6-2, 6-1
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