Men's Tennis Beats Longwood for Fourth Straight Win

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FARMVILLE, Va. - GW men's tennis picked up its fourth straight victory away from home on Saturday, besting Longwood, 4-2.

The Colonials seized the doubles point with dominant victories from Ben Barnett and Zicheng Zeng at No. 1 (6-1) and Lawrence Sciglitano and Jakub Behun at No. 2 (6-0).

Behun and Sciglitano then each collected three-set victories in singles play at No. 4 and No. 5, respectively. Sciglitano clinched the match with a 6-3 triumph in the third set of his match. Sophomore Ethan Jacobs picked up a straight-set win at No. 2 to account for GW's fourth point.

The Buff & Blue will now head to Florida for the annual Spring Break trip, returning to action next Saturday at Stetson before battling FGCU on Sunday. Both matches are set for 2 p.m. starts.

GW 4, Longwood 2

Singles

1. Amadeo Blasco def. Zicheng Zeng 6-2, 7-6 (4)

2. Ethan Jacobs def. Guilherme Sergio 7-6 (3), 7-5

3. Ignacio Sandoval def. Ben Barnett 7-6 (5), 7-5

4. Jakub Behun def. Guillermo Cagigas 7-6 (3), 2-6, 6-1

5. Lawrence Sciglitano def. Ernest Rocabert 6-2, 6-7 (1), 6-3

6. Dennis Afanasev vs. Rosen Naydenov 6-4, 5-3 (unfinished)

Doubles

1. Ben Barnett / Zicheng Zeng def. Amadeo Blasco / Guillermo Cagigas 6-1

2. Lawrence Sciglitano / Jakub Behun def. Rosen Naydenov / Marc Casasnovas 6-0

3. Hanyu Liu / Ethan Jacobs vs. Guilherme Sergio / Ernest Rocabert 4-4 (unfinished)

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Dennis Afanasev

Ben Barnett

Jakub Behun

Ethan Jacobs

Hanyu Liu

Lawrence Sciglitano

Zicheng Zeng