GREENSBORO, N.C. – Visiting Washington and Lee University swept a pair of Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) matches at Guilford College Sunday afternoon. The 10th-ranked Generals women improved to 10-1 overall (6-0 ODAC) with a 9-0 win over the Quakers (4-5, 2-3 ODAC). The 25th-rated Washington and Lee men (7-1, 6-0 ODAC) downed Guilford (5-3, 2-2 ODAC), 8-1.
Washington and Lee's Hayden White dealt Guilford freshman Tyler Mercier his first singles loss of the spring with a 6-1, 6-3 triumph at first singles. Mercier teamed with Clayton Hamilton to score the Quakers' lone point, an 8-6 first-doubles win over Mac Davis and Will Hall. White and Michael Freeman earned an 8-0 win at third doubles for the Generals, one of their five victories in which they allowed one or fewer point.
Tennis Match Results
Washington and Lee vs Guilford
Mar 13, 2011 at Greensboro, NC
(McMichael Centennial Class Courts)
#25 Washington and Lee 8, Guilford 1
Singles competition
1. Hayden White (W&L) def. Tyler Mercier (GC) 6-1, 6-3
2. Jeremy Becht (W&L) def. Clayton Hamilton (GC) 6-1, 6-0
3. Will Hall (W&L) def. Trevor Cox (GC) 6-0, 6-0
4. Michael Freeman (W&L) def. Mark Cheong (GC) 6-0, 6-0
5. Ben Fass (W&L) def. Brandon Johnson (GC) 6-0, 6-0
6. Brian Roberts (W&L) def. Ben Nelson (GC) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Clayton Hamilton/Tyler Mercier (GC) def. Mac Davis/Will Hall (W&L) 8-6
2. Jeremy Becht/Jonathan Gaffney (W&L) def. Trevor Cox/Charlie Smith (GC) 8-3
3. Michael Freeman/Hayden White (W&L) def. Jody Cox/Ben Nelson (GC) 8-0
Match Notes:
Washington and Lee 7-1, 6-0 ODAC; National ranking #25
Guilford 5-3, 2-2 ODAC
Old Dominion Athletic Conference match
T-3:00 A-25
