Three First-Years Claim Flight Titles at Navy Blue Invite

Friday, October 12

Annapolis, Md.

George Washington University

Navy Blue Invitational

10/15/2018 9:49:00 AM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

GW places six overall in respective flight championships

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - GW men's tennis showcased its youth movement yet again over the weekend, earning three flight titles with first-years Zicheng Zeng, Lawrence Sciglitano, and Will Peden taking the "A," "E," and "G" flight championships, respectively. Overall, the Colonials put six participants in the flight championships.

Zeng has advanced to the top flight championship in each of his first two career competitions, securing one championship and one runner-up finish. The Chengdu, China native defeated Eddie Ayers of George Mason 2-6, 6-4, 10-8 to claim the title. Sciglitano was a perfect 3-0 in round robin play and bested Georgetown's Ian Witmer 6-3, 7-6 (3) to earn his flight title. Peden was also spotless in his round robin portion before defeating Navy's Jonathan Dollahite.

Some of the singles and doubles flights were not played out due to Sunday's rain in Annapolis.

A Flight Singles
Zicheng Zeng def. Thomas Norwood (Harford CC) 6-4, 5-7, 6-3
Zeng def. Rohan Kamdar (Georgetown) 6-2, 7-5
Jake Fishkin (Navy) def. Zeng 3-6, 6-1, 7-5

A Flight Championship
Zeng def. Eddie Ayers (George Mason) 2-6, 6-4, 10-8

B Flight Singles
Ben Barnett def. Justice Jones (Delaware) 6-3, 6-1
Barnett def. Artur Etzberger (Harford CC) 6-4, 6-4
Derrick Thompson (Navy) def. Barnett 6-2, 3-6, 6-3

Ryan Navarro def. Curran Verma (Delaware) 6-1, 6-2
Navarro def. Jakob Neilsen (George Mason) 6-3, 6-1
Navarro def. Connor Lee (Georgetown) 7-5, 1-6, 7-5

B Flight Championship
Derrick Thompson (Navy) def. Navarro 7-5, 6-3

C Flight Singles
Jakub Behun def. Blake Casselbury (Delaware) 7-5, 6-3
Behun def. Conners O'Brian (Navy) 7-6 (2), 6-0
Mark Militzer (Georgetown) def. Behun 6-3, 7-6 (2)

D Flight Singles
Chanasorn Nakaurai (George Mason) def. Hanyu Liu 7-6, 3-6, 7-6 (11)
Liu def. Andrew Hicks (Navy) 3-6, 6-0, 6-4
Charlie Sharton (Georgetown) def. Liu 6-3, 6-1

E Flight Singles
Lawrence Sciglitano def. Ryan Charles (George Mason) 6-4, 6-2
Scigliatno def. Nicolas Segui Verdu (Harford CC) 6-3, 6-2
Sciglitano def. Romesh Kahatapitiya (Navy) 6-0, 7-5

E Flight Championship
Sciglitano def. Ian Witmer (Georgetown) 6-3, 7-6 (3)

F Flight Singles
Dennis Afanasev def. Michael Pallatos (George Mason) 7-5, 6-3
Afanasev def. Willian Lopes (Harford CC) 6-3, 6-0
Afansev def. Peter Lohrbach (Navy) 6-7, 6-1, 6-4

F Flight Championship
Carlos Grande (Georgetown) def. Afanasev 4-6, 6-3, 10-2

G Flight Singles
Will Peden def. Sam Vagner (Navy) 7-5, 6-3
Peden def. Alberto Villasmil (Harford CC) 6-1, 6-3
Peden def. Cesar Cernuda (Georgetown) 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (4)

G Flight Championship
Peden def. Jonathan Dollahite (Navy) 3-6, 6-4, 10-8

A Flight Doubles
Durham/Fishkin (Navy) def. Zeng/Barnett 6-3
Zeng/Barnett def. Casselbury/Verma (Delaware) 6-1
Zeng/Barnett def. Chen/Rozanov (Georgetown) by default

Lohrbach/Thompson (Navy) def Behun/Sciglitano 6-3
Behun/Sciglitano def. Norwood/Etzberger (Harford CC) 6-3
Behun/Sciglitano def. Ayers/Nielsen (George Mason) 6-2

A Flight Consolation
Zeng/Barnett def. Norwood/Etzberger (Harford CC) 6-4
Durham/Fishkin (Navy) def. Behun/Sciglitano 6-1

B Flight Doubles
Navarro/Liu def. Brocanelli/Villasmil (Harford CC) 6-2
Navarro/Liu def. Jones/Nagle (Delaware) 6-2
Navarro/Liu def. Rivas/Charles (George Mason) 6-1

B Flight Doubles Final
Kamdar/Lee (Georgetown) def. Navarro/Liu 7-5

C Flight Doubles
McBride/Dollahite (Navy) def. Afanasev/Michael Barsky 6-2
Afanasev/Barsky def. Buzoianu/Nakaural (George Mason) 6-4
Afanasev/Barsky def. Witmer/Militzer (Georgetown) 6-2

C Flight Consolation
Ross/Sharton (Georgetown) def. Afanasev/Barsky 6-3