Saturday, March 28
Richmond, Va.
4:00 p.m.
Davidson College
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Richmond
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Davidson Splits a Pair of Weekend Road Matches
3/29/2015 10:12:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Gavin McFarlin - Assistant SID
Match Results at Richmond
Match Results at N.C. Central
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RICHMOND, Va. / DURHAM, N.C.  — The Davidson men's tennis team played a pair of road matches over the weekend, falling in an Atlantic 10 match to Richmond (L, 1-6) Saturday before regrouping with a win at N.C. Central (W, 5-2) Sunday afternoon.
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With Davidson's 1-1 weekend, it moves to 12-6 on the season. The setback to Richmond (10-6, 2-0 A-10) was the 'Cats first in league play, falling to 4-1 on the year. The 'Cats and Eagles (6-8) were playing each other for the first time.
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Down 1-0 on Sunday to NCCU after dropping the doubles point, the Wildcats roared back with victories at five of the six singles spots to earn the win.
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Shamael Chaudhry and J.B. Gough and won their 12th and 13th matches, respectively, at No. 1 and 3 positions. Freshman Chaudhry picked up a 6-3, 6-1 win, while Gough ran his record to 12-4 at the third spot with a 6-4, 6-2 decision. He is a team-best 13-5 overall.
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David Hager pushed his win streak to three in a row with a 6-1, 6-4 victory at No. 5 vs. the Eagles. It was the first-year's ninth win in his last 10 matches overall.
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Giving the 'Cats their final two points was Ricky Saad and Alex Howard at No. 4 and 6. Saad ran his singles record to 8-5 on the season with an impressive 6-0, 6-1 win. Howard sealed up his second win of the year by winning a 10-8 super tie-breaker decision at No. 6. He had split his first two sets by the scores of 4-6 and 6-4.
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In Saturday's defeat to the Spiders, Hager was the lone Wildcat to earn a team point in singles. The freshman won his eighth match of the season by scoring a 7-6, 6-2 decision at No. 5.
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The doubles team of Artem Khrapko and Hager ran their record to a team-best 8-4 after netting an 8-3 win at No. 3, but Richmond won matches of 8-3 and 8-4 at the other two spots to grab the first team point.
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Davidson returns home for its final home match of the season, hosting Elon next Thursday, April 2, at 3:30 p.m.
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Match Results at N.C. Central
DavidsonPhotos.com
RICHMOND, Va. / DURHAM, N.C.  — The Davidson men's tennis team played a pair of road matches over the weekend, falling in an Atlantic 10 match to Richmond (L, 1-6) Saturday before regrouping with a win at N.C. Central (W, 5-2) Sunday afternoon.
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With Davidson's 1-1 weekend, it moves to 12-6 on the season. The setback to Richmond (10-6, 2-0 A-10) was the 'Cats first in league play, falling to 4-1 on the year. The 'Cats and Eagles (6-8) were playing each other for the first time.
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Down 1-0 on Sunday to NCCU after dropping the doubles point, the Wildcats roared back with victories at five of the six singles spots to earn the win.
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Shamael Chaudhry and J.B. Gough and won their 12th and 13th matches, respectively, at No. 1 and 3 positions. Freshman Chaudhry picked up a 6-3, 6-1 win, while Gough ran his record to 12-4 at the third spot with a 6-4, 6-2 decision. He is a team-best 13-5 overall.
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David Hager pushed his win streak to three in a row with a 6-1, 6-4 victory at No. 5 vs. the Eagles. It was the first-year's ninth win in his last 10 matches overall.
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Giving the 'Cats their final two points was Ricky Saad and Alex Howard at No. 4 and 6. Saad ran his singles record to 8-5 on the season with an impressive 6-0, 6-1 win. Howard sealed up his second win of the year by winning a 10-8 super tie-breaker decision at No. 6. He had split his first two sets by the scores of 4-6 and 6-4.
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In Saturday's defeat to the Spiders, Hager was the lone Wildcat to earn a team point in singles. The freshman won his eighth match of the season by scoring a 7-6, 6-2 decision at No. 5.
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The doubles team of Artem Khrapko and Hager ran their record to a team-best 8-4 after netting an 8-3 win at No. 3, but Richmond won matches of 8-3 and 8-4 at the other two spots to grab the first team point.
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Davidson returns home for its final home match of the season, hosting Elon next Thursday, April 2, at 3:30 p.m.
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