.jpg) Blue
Hens Down UMBC 6-1 in Men's
Tennis
ATE: March
7, 2005
BALTIMORE
-- John Tully (right), Jesse Carl, Robert
Wirth, and Jason Hanschman each won
matches in both singles and doubles play
to lead the University of Delaware men's
tennis team to a 6-1 non-league victory
over host UMBC Monday
afternoon.
Delaware,
playing for the first time since Feb. 26,
improved to 4-1 on the season while UMBC,
which advanced to the NCAA Tournament in
2003 and was the America East runner-up in
2004, fell to 2-5 on the season.
Tully
posted a 6-1, 6-1 win over Mike Keller at
the No. 1 singles and then teamed with
Robert Wirth for an 8-3 victory at No. 1
doubles over Keller and James Tyler. Tully
improved to 11-4 in singles play for the
season and moved his career win total to
53, just four victories shy of the UD
record of 57 by Jon Zolin in
1971-75.
Carl
posted a 6-4, 6-0 win over Irvan Shamasdin
at the No. 3 singles spot and Hanschman
was a 1-6, 6-1, 6-3 winner over Lief
Hollowell at the No. 4 spot. The duo then
teamed for an 8-6 win over David Jackson
and Shamasdin at No. 2 doubles, improving
to 7-1 on the year.
Also
posting victories for the Blue Hens were
Wirth at No. 4 singles, Jonathan Schwartz
at No. 6 singles, and the No. 3 doubles
team of Philip Wayne and Sammy
Carl.
The Blue
Hens will return to action March 13 at
Maryland.
AGATE:
Delaware
def. UMBC, 6-1
Singles:
John Tully, D, def. Mike Keller, 6-1, 6-1;
Fernando Ferreira, UMBC, def. Adam
Liebman, 4-6, 6-0, 6-4; Jesse Carl, D,
def. Irfan Shamasdin, 6-4, 6-0; Wirth, D,
def. David Jackson, 7-6 (7-5), 7-5; Jason
Hanschman, D, def. Lief Hollowell, 1-6,
6-1, 6-3; Jonathan Schwartz, D, def. Djan
Gusmao, 6-1, 6-0.
Doubles:
Tully-Wirth, D, def. James Tyler-Keller,
8-3; J. Carl-Hanschman, D, def.
Shamasdin-Jackson, 8-6; Philip Wayne-Sammy
Carl, D, def. Hollowell-Albert Hardja, 9-8
(7-1).
- DDD
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