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Maryland 5, Delaware 2
March 9, 2003

Khindri, Ditman Win in Hen Loss

COLLEGE PARK, MD - Host University of Maryland swept the three doubles matches and won four singles matches in straight sets in downing the University of Delaware 5-2 in a non-league men's tennis match Sunday afternoon.

The Blue Hens fell to 6-6 on the season and will next see action March 13 at Lafayette.

Delaware captured two victories on the day as junior Sanjay Khindri (Emmaus/Macungie, PA) posted a 6-4, 6-2 win over Troy Demers at the No. 2 singles spot and freshman Josh Ditman (Cheshire/Cheshire, CT) was a 2-6, 7-6, 11-9 winner over Scott Baxter at the No. 6 position. Ditman improved to 6-2 on the season with the victory.

In the other singles matches, the Terrapins' Chris Chiu downed Delaware's John Tully 7-5, 6-4 at No. 1, David Reichsfeld defeated Robert Wirth 6-1, 6-0 at the No. 3 spot, Scott Peters downed the Hens' Dustin Lewis 6-1, 6-4 at No. 4, and Pierce Rudder was a 6-2, 6-3 victor over Adam Liebman at the No. 5 spot.

Delaware lost all three doubles match, just falling short at the No. 2 spot where the team of Khindri and Ditman lost a 9-8 verdict to Demers and Reichsfeld.

AGATE:

Maryland def. Delaware, 5-2

Singles: Chris Chiu, M, def. John Tully, 7-5, 6-4; Sanjay Khindri, D, def. Troy Demers, 6-4, 6-3; David Reichsfeld, M, def. Robert Wirth, 6-1, 6-0; Scott Peters, M, def. Dustin Lewis, 6-1, 6-4; Pierce Rutter, M, def. Adam Liebman, 6-2, 6-3; Josh Ditman, D, def. Scott Baxter, 2-6, 7-6, 11-9.

Doubles: Chiu-Peters, M, def. Tully-Wirth, 8-3; Demers-Reichsfeld, M, def. Khindri-Ditman, 9-8 (4); Rutter-Rory Theis, M, def. Ari Zweig-Patrick Seitz, 8-1.

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