George Washington University Athletics
Sunday, February 3
Washington, D.C.
12 p.m.
George Washington University
6
vs
1
La Salle
Men's Tennis Defeats La Salle to Open Campaign
2/3/2019 4:01:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Colonials down Explorers, 6-1, to start A-10 play 1-0
WASHINGTON - George Washington men's tennis began its year in a unique way with a conference foe out of the gate, but dominated La Salle, 6-1, on Sunday afternoon at the Southeast Tennis and Learning Center.
"This was a great way to start off the spring season and conference play," head coach Rob Castille said. "I was a little unsure how the team would handle the pressure with five first-years in the lineup but I was really pleased overall with how things went.
"We really set the tone in doubles and came out with a lot of energy. I was really happy to see that as doubles has been an emphasis for us. All in all this was a good start to the season."
The Colonials earned the doubles point by sweeping the three matches with Ryan Navarro and Dennis Afanasev providing the highlight in a 6-0 whitewash. Lawrence Sciglitano and Hanyu Liu won their match, 6-1, while top pair Zicheng Zeng and Ben Barnett came out on top, 6-4.
GW followed up by sweeping five of the six singles matches, including wins from first-years Zeng, Navarro, Barnett, and Liu. Afanasev also won in straight sets in his match.
GW 6, La Salle 1
"This was a great way to start off the spring season and conference play," head coach Rob Castille said. "I was a little unsure how the team would handle the pressure with five first-years in the lineup but I was really pleased overall with how things went.
"We really set the tone in doubles and came out with a lot of energy. I was really happy to see that as doubles has been an emphasis for us. All in all this was a good start to the season."
The Colonials earned the doubles point by sweeping the three matches with Ryan Navarro and Dennis Afanasev providing the highlight in a 6-0 whitewash. Lawrence Sciglitano and Hanyu Liu won their match, 6-1, while top pair Zicheng Zeng and Ben Barnett came out on top, 6-4.
GW followed up by sweeping five of the six singles matches, including wins from first-years Zeng, Navarro, Barnett, and Liu. Afanasev also won in straight sets in his match.
GW 6, La Salle 1
Doubles
1. Zicheng Zeng / Ben Barnett def. Patrick Pascual / Nassim Fenjiro 6-4
2. Lawrence Sciglitano / Hanyu Liu def. Connor Merrill / Rogelio Gonzalez 6-1
1. Zicheng Zeng def. Connor Merrill 6-2, 6-4
2. Ryan Navarro def. Rogelio Gonzalez 6-2, 6-4
3. Ben Barnett def. Patrick Pascual 6-2, 6-2
4. Nassim Fenjiro def. Lawrence Sciglitano 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
5. Hanyu Liu def. Colin Lucius 6-2, 6-4
6. Dennis Afanasev def. Andrija Bozovic 6-1, 6-3
UP NEXT: GW has a pair of matches next week, facing Georgetown in College Park, Md. on Friday before hosting Longwood next Sunday at the SETLC.
UP NEXT: GW has a pair of matches next week, facing Georgetown in College Park, Md. on Friday before hosting Longwood next Sunday at the SETLC.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
Connor Merrill / 0 [LAS]
24
66
#2 Singles Match
12
Rogelio Gonzalez / 0 [LAS]
24
66
#3 Singles Match
12
Patrick Pascual / 0 [LAS]
22
66
#4 Singles Match
123
Nassim Fenjiro / 0 [LAS]
366
624
#5 Singles Match
12
Colin Lucius / 0 [LAS]
24
66
#6 Singles Match
12
Andrija Bozovic / 0 [LAS]
13
66
Order of Finish:
6,1,5,2,3,4
Players Mentioned
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