George Washington University
TEMPLE
Men's Tennis Downs Temple
2/22/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
WASHINGTON - The George Washington men's tennis team overcame a 2-0 deficit to defeat visiting Temple, 4-2, at the Southeast Tennis and Learning Center on Wednesday afternoon.
The Colonials (7-4) battled from the start, taking the No. 1 doubles match before falling at No. 2. Temple clinched the early point with a close, 7-6, win at No. 3 to take a 1-0 lead.
Temple quickly increased its lead to 2-0 in singles play after taking the No. 3 match, but junior Christos Hadjigeorgiou answered with a swift straight-set win at No. 4.
Junior Chris Fletcher quickly followed with a dominant win in second-flight play to knot the match at 2-2. Classmate Jabari Stafford put GW within one of clinching the match with his straight-set triumph at the No. 6 position.
Rookie Dennis Afanasev solidified the win, coming back from a set down to claim a No. 5 victory.
The Colonials begin a stretch of seven consecutive road bouts on Saturday, March 4 at Navy.
GW 4, Temple 2
Doubles
1. Tverijonas/Fletcher (GW) def. Kapshuk/Naran (TEMPLE) 6-2
2. Dorash/Bohorquez (TEMPLE) def. Hadjigeorgiou/Sala (GW) 6-4
3. Mayer/Sevel (TEMPLE) def. Stafford/Reynolds (GW) 7-6
Singles
1. #118 Julius Tverijonas (GW) vs. Artem Kapshuk (TEMPLE) 6-4, 2-6, 3-5, unfinished
2. Chris Fletcher (GW) def. Uladzimir Dorash (TEMPLE) 6-0, 6-1
3. Thomas Sevel (TEMPLE) def. Chris Reynolds (GW) 6-2, 6-2
4. Christos Hadjigeorgiou (GW) def. Florian Mayer (TEMPLE) 6-2, 6-2
5. Dennis Afanasev (GW) def. Francisco Bohorquez (TEMPLE) 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
6. Jabari Stafford (GW) def. Filip Stipcic (TEMPLE) 6-2, 6-2
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