W&L Defeats H-SC for ODAC Title

Win Marks 28th Overall Men's Tennis Crown

LEXINGTON, Va. --- The 16th-ranked Washington and Lee men's tennis team defeated Hampden-Sydney, 9-0, to claim its 13th-straight ODAC championship. The Generals will receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

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#16 Washington and Lee 9, Hampden-Sydney 0
at Lexington, Va.

Singles Competition

1. Nat Estes (W&L) def. Rich Pugh (HSC) 6-1, 6-1
2. Tim Ross (W&L) def. Shad Harrell (HSC) 6-3, 6-2
3. Brent Meyers (W&L) def. Zack Pack (HSC) 6-0, 6-0
4. Jamie McCardell (W&L) def. Tal Covington (HSC) 6-3, 6-4
5. Stuart Sanford (W&L) def. Andrew McLeod (HSC) 6-0, 6-0
6. Morgan Hopson (W&L) def. Kenneth Holzapfel (HSC) 6-2, 6-3

Doubles Competition
1. T. Ross/J. McCardell (W&L) def. R. Pugh/K. Holzapfel (HSC) 8-0
2. N. Estes/M. Hopson (W&L) def. S. Harrell/Z. Pack (HSC) 8-1
3. S. Sanford/A. Brooke (W&L) def. T. Covington/A. McLeod (HSC) 8-0

Match Notes
Hampden-Sydney 14-3
Washington and Lee 17-4; National ranking #16

ODAC Coach of the Year: Murrie Bates, Hampden-Sydney
ODAC Player of the Year: Will Moss, Hampden-Sydney
ODAC Rookie of the Year: Rich Pugh, Hampden-Sydney
ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Andrew McLeod, Hampden-Sydney

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