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Men's Tennis Joe Browning

Colonials Edge Seahawks In Men's Tennis, 4-3

WILMINGTON, North Carolina – Visiting George Washington won the doubles point and added three singles victories to slip past UNCW, 4-3, in non-conference men's tennis action on Sunday at the UNCW Tennis Courts.
 
The Colonials improved to 13-5 with their fourth straight victory. The Seahawks had a three-match winning streak snapped and stand 10-5.
 
In Sunday's see-saw match, GW dropped the first doubles match off the court, but rallied for wins at the No. 1 and No. 3 positions to claim the early point.
 
After GW won at No. 3 singles to increase its lead to 2-0, the Seahawks responded at No. 4 and No. 6 singles. Freshman Ignasi de Rueda zipped past Christos Hadjigeorgiou, 6-3, 6-4, at No. 4 singles and newcomer Leon Back trimmed William Tutecky, 7-6 (3), 6-2, at the No. 6 slot to pull the Seahawks even at 2-all.
 
The Colonials grabbed the advantage again by winning the No. 5 singles match, but Seahawk sophomore Agustin Savarino defeated Chris Fletcher, 6-1, 3-6, 6-2, at No. 2 singles to square the match at 3-3.
 
In the longest match of the day, GW's Julius Tverijonas outlasted UNCW's Andres Torres, 7-6 (6), 1-6, 6-4, at the top of the lineup to clinch the match for the Colonials.
 
The match was a special homecoming former Seahawk standout Rafael Aita, who ranks second on UNCW's all-time singles wins list with 64 career victories, who serves as an assistant coach for the Colonials.

Aita, who compiled a 64-18 singles record from 2010-14, also owns the best singles winning percentage in UNCW history after winning 78 percent of his matches.  He earned CAA Player-of-the-Year honors in 2013 and 2014.
 
George Washington 4, UNCW 3
April 2, 2017 | UNCW Tennis Courts | Wilmington, N.C.
 
Singles
1. Julius Tverijonas (GW) def. Andres Torres (UNCW) 7-6 (8-6), 1-6, 6-4
2. Agustin Savarino (UNCW) def. Chris Fletcher (GW) 6-1, 3-6, 6-2
3. Chris Reynolds (GW) def. Josh Hublitz (UNCW) 6-4, 6-1
4. Ignasi de Rueda (UNCW) def. Christos Hadjigeorgiou (GW) 6-3, 6-4
5. Dennis Afanasev (GW) def. Michael Copeland (UNCW) 2-6, 6-2, 6-4
6. Leon Back (UNCW) def. William Tutecky (GW) 7-6 (7-3), 6-2
 
Doubles competition
1. Julius Tverijonas/Chris Fletcher (GW) def. Ralphael Calzi/Michael Morphy (UNCW) 7-5
2. Ignasi de Rueda/Agustin Savarino (UNCW) def. William Tutecky/C. Hadjigeorgiou (GW) 6-2
3. Chris Reynolds/Fernando Sala (GW) def. Andres Torres/Daniel Groom (UNCW) 6-4
 
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (3,4,6,5,2,1)
 
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Players Mentioned

Josh Hublitz

Josh Hublitz

6' 0"
Junior
Agustin Savarino

Agustin Savarino

5' 10"
Sophomore
Andres Torres

Andres Torres

5' 9"
Senior
Leon Back

Leon Back

6' 5"
Freshman
Michael Copeland

Michael Copeland

6' 0"
Freshman
Michael Morphy

Michael Morphy

6' 2"
Freshman
Daniel Groom

Daniel Groom

5' 8"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Josh Hublitz

Josh Hublitz

6' 0"
Junior
Agustin Savarino

Agustin Savarino

5' 10"
Sophomore
Andres Torres

Andres Torres

5' 9"
Senior
Leon Back

Leon Back

6' 5"
Freshman
Michael Copeland

Michael Copeland

6' 0"
Freshman
Michael Morphy

Michael Morphy

6' 2"
Freshman
Daniel Groom

Daniel Groom

5' 8"
Freshman