George Washington University
RICHMOND
Men's Tennis Edged by Richmond
4/8/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
WASHINGTON - The George Washington men's tennis team was edged by Atlantic 10 foe Richmond on Saturday, 4-3, at the GW Tennis Center on the Mount Vernon Campus.
The Colonials (14-6) nearly staged a comeback after dropping the doubles point, but Richmond clung on in singles play for the win, snapping GW's stretch of five consecutive victories.
After taking the early point, Richmond (21-2) began singles play with wins at Nos. 6 and 1 to take a 3-0 lead.
Junior Christos Hadjigeorgiou started the comeback attempt, taking a straight-set victory at No. 4 to put the score at 3-1. Classmate Chris Reynolds quickly followed with a two-set win of his own at No. 3 to put the Colonials within one at 3-2.
Richmond clinched the match with a three-set win at No. 2 before freshman Dennis Afanasev finished the day with a victory at No. 5 in three sets to put the final score at 4-3.
The Colonials next visit Georgetown on Thursday, April 20, in the penultimate match of the regular season.
Richmond 4, George Washington 3
Doubles
1. Dunbar/Felisa (RICH) def. Tverijonas/Fletcher (GW) 6-3
2. Hadjigeorgiou/Behun (GW) vs. Quenard/Troy (RICH) 5-5, unfinished
3. Aronson/Karlawish (RICH) def. Sala/Reynolds (GW) 6-2
Singles
1. Jacob Dunbar (RICH) def. Julius Tverijonas (GW) 6-4, 6-2
2. Alexandre Felisa (RICH) def. Chris Fletcher (GW) 6-0, 2-6, 6-3
3. Chris Reynolds (GW) def. Caleb Troy (RICH) 6-4, 7-5
4. Christos Hadjigeorgiou (GW) def. John Karlawish (RICH) 6-3, 7-6
5. Dennis Afanasev (GW) def. Canyon Teague (RICH) 6-1, 2-6, 6-3
6. James Aronson (RICH) def. Fernando Sala (GW) 6-4, 6-2
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