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Men's Tennis Earns Third Place Finish at A-10 Championship
Atalay extends streak to nine in the loss
Yan Levinski
 
Yan Levinski
  

April 26, 2009

Results

MONROEVILLE, PA - George Washington men's tennis captured the third place title in the 2009 Atlantic 10 Men's Tennis Championship, defeating Saint Louis, 4-1, Sunday.

Doubles duo Arya Vayghan and Erik Hannah defeated Saint Louis' P.J. Hendrie and Adam Reeb 8-3 for the only GW doubles victory.

In singles action, freshman Ugur Atalay was victorious over James McArthur 7-5 (5), 6-4, to complete the season on an nine-match winning streak. Chris Kushma, Richard Blumenfeld and Vayghan all defeated their opponents in straight sets to capture the victory.

Later in the day, Xavier defeated St. Bonaventure, 4-0, for their second-straight A-10 title.

#1 GEORGE WASHINGTON 4, # 3 SAINT LOUIS 1
Doubles
1. James McArthur/Ken Nordheim (SLU) def. Ugur Atalay/Richard Blumenfield (GW) 8-4
2. Sean McManus/Jake Hendrie (SLU) def. Chris Kushma/Yan Levinski (GW) 9-8 (6)
3. Arya Vayghan/Erik Hannah (GW) def. P.J. Hendrie/Adam Reeb (SLU) 8-3

Singles
1. Yan Levinski (GW) vs. Ken Nordheim (SLU) (DNF)
2. Ugur Atalay (GW) def. James McArthur (SLU) 7-6 (5), 6-4
3. Erik Hannah (GW) vs. Jake Hendrie (SLU) (DNF)
4. Chris Kushma (GW) def. Sean McManus (SLU) 6-0, 6-3
5. Arya Vayghan (GW) def. Bryan Beasly (SLU) 6-4, 6-3
6. Richard Blumenfeld (GW) def. Matt Gordon (SLU) 6-1, 6-4

 

 

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