East Carolina University
George Washington
ECU Drops Second Straight Match By One Set
March 18, 2012 | Men's Tennis
March 18, 2012
GREENVILLE, N.C. -- The East Carolina men's tennis team suffered its second straight loss Sunday afternoon, falling to George Washington 4-3, to fall to 10-6 overall this season. The Pirates also lost to Campbell on Friday by a 4-3 margin.
GWU jumped out to an early lead by claiming two of the three doubles matches to gain a 1-0 advantage. In singles, five out of six matches were straight set victories. The Colonials swept the No. 1-3 positions with the Pirates' winning each of the lower-seeded flight. John Schmitt rallied from a set down to win at No. 4 over Richard Blumenfeld (1-6, 6-1, 6-2). Damien Brenard and Mario Martinez posted victories at the No. 5 and 6 positions to account for ECU's three points.
East Carolina will be back in action Wednesday, March 21 as it hosts UNC Greensboro.
George Washington 4, East Carolina 3
Doubles Results
No. 1 - Joran Vliegen/Niels Cleeren (ECU) def. Francisco Dias/Ugur Atalay (GWU) 8-5
No. 2 - Ulrik Thomsen/Alex Van Gils (GWU) def. John Schmitt/Patriek Wolterbeek (ECU) 8-4
No. 3 - Viktor Svensson/Leonardo Lapentti (GWU) def.Nicolas Soriano/Damien Brenard (GWU) 8-5
Singles Results
No. 1 - Francisco Dias (GWU) def. Joran Vliegen (ECU) 6-3,6-4
No. 2 - Ugur Atalay (GWU) def. Nicolas Soriano (ECU) 6-2, 6-1
No. 3 - Alex Van Gils (GWU) def. Niels Cleeren (ECU) 6-3, 6-2
No. 4 - John Schmitt (ECU) def. Richard Blumenfeld (GWU) 1-6, 6-1, 6-2
No. 5 - Damien Brenard (ECU) def. Leonardo Lapentti (GWU) 7-5, 7-5
No. 6 - Mario Martinez (ECU) def. Viktor Svensson (GWU) 7-5, 6-3
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