George Washington University
Richmond
Men's Tennis Bows Out in A-10 Quarterfinals
4/27/2018 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
ORLANDO -- The George Washington men's tennis team ended its Atlantic 10 Championship run in the quarterfinal round on Friday, falling to Richmond, 4-2, at the USTA National Campus.
The fourth-seeded Colonials had an early lead after doubles play, but fifth-seeded Richmond took four singles matches to advance to the final.
Chris Reynolds and Jakub Behun took a doubles win at the top spot while Chris Fletcher and Christos Hadjigeorgiou came out on top at No. 2 (6-2) to give the Colonials the early 1-0 advantage over the Spiders.
Fletcher carried his momentum into singles play, dominating in a straight-set triumph at No. 2 to increase GW's lead to 2-0.
Richmond then mounted a comeback, winning four singles matches to take the 4-2 victory.
Richmond 4, GW 2
SINGLES
1. Caleb Troy (UR) def. Chris Reynolds (GW), 4-6, 6-1, 6-1
2. Chris Fletcher (GW) def. Matthew Fernandez (UR), 6-2, 6-1
3. James Aronson (UR) vs. Christos Hadjigeorgiou (GW), 6-1, 6-7(3), 3-2, DNF
4. Klein Evans (UR) def. William Tutecky (GW), 6-2, 6-2
5. George Lovitt (UR) def. Jakub Behun (GW), 0-6, 6-3, 6-3
6. Joseph Nardini (UR) def. Amlan Sahoo (GW), 6-1, 6-1
Order of Finish: 6, 4, 2, 5, 1
DOUBLES
1. Chris Reynolds/Jakub Behun (GW) def. Caleb Troy/James Aronson (UR), 6-4
2. Chris Fletcher/Christos Hadjigeorgiou (GW) def. Brice Polender/Klein Evans (UR), 6-2
3. Matthew Fernandez/George Lovitt (UR) def. William Tuteckey/Kaan Tuna (GW), 6-1
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2
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