University of Richmond Athletics
Men's Tennis Falls To Mary Washington
02/09/2009 | Men's Tennis
Feb. 9, 2009
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. -
The men's tennis team fell to Mary Washington over the weekend, 6-1. The Spiders return to action next weekend when it faces Temple, Lehigh and Saint Joseph's.
In singles action, John James def. No. 1 Sami Belakhlef 6-3, 4-6, 6-0. Randy Loden def. No. 2 Will Minter 7-5, 6-4, while Jason Dunn def. No. 3 Matt Feeley 6-4, 6-4. Riley Baver def. No.4 Rafa Arana 7-5, 6-0. Richmond's A.J. Nelson won the sole match by defeating Bryce Parrish 7-6 (0), 6-3. Andrew Frisk then defeated Sam Hyland 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.
"This was a tough loss for us, because we had our teeth in every match, but just couldn't seem to win the critical points," said head coach Billy Boykin. "Though I thought we fought hard in every match, we played a little tight at key moments and that hurt us. Still, I give credit to the guys on the other side of the net."
In doubles action, Richmond's No. 1 Minter/Dylan Schrode def. Loden/Kaz Murata 8-4. No. 2 James/Dunn def.No. 2 Belakhlef/Hyland 8-6 while Evan Goff/Parrish def. No. 3 Arana/Nelson 8-5.
"Mary Washington outplayed us on the big points," said Boykin. "In the long run, tough matches like this will help us improve.""
Mary Washington University (MWU) 6, Richmond (UR) 1
DOUBLES
#1 -- Will Minter/Dylan Schrode (UR) def. Randy Loden/Kaz Murata (MWU) -- 8-4
#2 - John James/Jason Dunn (MWU) def. Sami Belakhlef/Sam Hyland (UR) - 8-6
#3 - Evan Goff/Bryce Parrish (MWU) def. Rafa Arana/AJ Nelson (UR) - 8-5
SINGLES
#1 - John James (MWU) def. Sami Belakhlef (UR) - 6-3, 4-6, 6-0
#2 - Randy Loden (MWU) def. Will Minter (UR) - 7-5, 6-4
#3 - Jason Dunn (MWU) def. Matt Feeley (UR) - 6-4, 6-4
#4 - Riley Baver (MWU) def. Rafa Arana (UR) - 7-5, 6-0
#5 - AJ Nelson (UR) def. Bryce Parrish (MWU) - 7-6 (0), 6-3
#6 - Andrew Frisk (MWU) def. Sam Hyland (UR) - 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
Richmond returns to action next weekend in Philadelphia. The Spiders face off against Temple on Friday, Lehigh on Saturday and Saint Joseph's on Sunday.
