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Men's Tennis Posts Solid 6-1 Victory Over West Virginia
03/25/2002 | Men's Tennis
March 25, 2002
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. - Coming off its first loss in over two weeks, the University of Richmond men's tennis team got back on the winning track today, posting a convincing 6-1 victory over West Virginia in a match played at the UR Tennis Complex. Junior Danny Scrafford (Centreville, Va.) led the way with a victory at both No. 2 singles and doubles, while freshman Derek Schwandt (Kennett Square, Pa.) also recorded two victories on the afternoon.
Scrafford and Schwandt teamed together at No. 2 doubles to post an 8-5 victory and then sophomore David Donn (East Longmeadow, Mass.) and freshman Jeppy Moss (Fredericksburg, Va.) won at No. 3 doubles, 8-4, to win the doubles point for Richmond. With the win, Donn and Moss improved their record to 6-0 in doubles action.
The Spiders then went on to win five of six singles matches, headed by Scrafford at the No. 2 spot who made quick work of Tony Epkey, 6-1, 6-2. Schwandt went the distance at the No. 6 position, besting J.R. Randall, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, to improve his spring record to 10-6. Freshman Matthew Cabana (Plantation, Fla.) also won in three sets, defeating Eric Kochanski in No. 5 singles action, 6-3, 1-6, 6-1. Two other Spiders cruised in straight sets, sophomore Niki Doll (Heidelberg, Germany) at the No. 3 spot and senior Todd Parker (Richmond, Va.) in the No. 4 position.
Richmond (11-7) will try to make it two-in-a-row as tomorrow the Spiders host Virginia at 2:30 p.m.
SINGLES
No. 1 - Adam Marchetti (WVU) d. David Donn (UR), 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
No. 2 - Danny Scrafford (UR) d. Tony Epkey (WVU), 6-1, 6-2
No. 3 - Niki Doll (UR) d. Alexandros Paschalides (WVU), 6-4, 6-4
No. 4 - Todd Parker (UR) d. Chris Green (WVU), 6-1, 6-3
No. 5 - Matthew Cabana (UR) d. Eric Kochanski (WVU), 6-3, 1-6, 6-1
No. 6 - Derek Schwandt (UR) d. J.R. Randall (WVU), 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
DOUBLES
No. 1 - Marchetti/Epkey (WVU) d. Doll/Cabana (UR), 8-5
No. 2 - Scrafford/Schwandt (UR) d. Paschalides/Green (WVU), 8-5
No. 3 - Moss/Donn (UR) d. Kochanski/Randall (WVU), 8-4
