Taylor Shamshiri, Washington and Lee, Jr., No. 1/2 Singles, No. 1 Doubles

Taylor Shamshiri, Washington and Lee, Jr., No. 1/2 Singles, No. 1 Doubles

Shamshiri, a junior from Austin, Texas, went 4-2 in W&L's 2-1 week.  Competing at #1/2 singles and #1 doubles, Shamishiri opened his week with a 6-1, 6-1 #2 singles win over J.T. von Seggern from Randolph College.  He and Michael Holt went on to defeat Daniil Lyalko and Doug Corbett at #1 doubles, 8-1.  The duo did it again against Randolph-Macon as they topped Ryan Byrd and Michael Baxter, 8-2 at #1 doubles.  Shamshiri defeated Byrd, 6-0, 6-2 at #1 singles.  W&L caps its week with a loss to regionally second-ranked Johns Hopkins.  Shamishiri fell 7-6 (6-4), 6-4 to Michael Buxbaum at #1 singles, and then dropped a #1 doubles match to Buxbaum and Emerson Walsh, 9-8 (7-5).

Men's Tennis Honor Roll

Turner Votipka, Guilford (Jr. - Nashville, N.C.)
Votipka went 2-2 last week in Guilford's 2-2 week.  Posted #1 singles wins against Roanoke and Lynchburg, as well as #1 doubles triumphs against those squads.