LEXINGTON, VA (March 7, 2007)– The Hampden-Sydney College tennis team lost its first Old Dominion Athletic Conference match against Washington and Lee in Lexington, VA on Wednesday. The Generals are ranked 20th nationally and improve to 6-1 (4-0 ODAC) on the season, while Hampden-Sydney drops to 1-2 overall and 0-1 in the conference.

Washington and Lee swept the doubles portion of the match, but in singles competition, the Tigers proved to be a worthy adversary as the Tigers played well against stiff competition. Freshman William Moss (Fredericksburg, VA/Fredericksburg) defeated Tim Ross 6-4, 6-2 in #1 singles, while James Labrot (Savannah, GA/Savannah Country Day) played well but was defeated by Seth Feibelman, who has played #1 singles for the Generals this season.

The Tigers return to action on Monday, March 19 as the Tigers will host ODAC-foe Lynchburg College at the Hampden-Sydney tennis courts. The match is scheduled to begin at 3:00 pm.

Singles
1. William Moss (H-S) def. Tim Ross (W&L): 6-4, 6-2
2. Nat Estes (W&L) def. Richie Holzapfel (H-S): 6-1, 6-0
3. Seth Feibleman (W&L) def. James Labrot (H-S): 6-4, 6-2
4. Jon Malooly (W&L) def. Jenks Snyder (H-S): 6-0, 6-3
5. Jamie McCardell (W&L) def. Bruce Meyer (H-S): 6-1, 6-1
6. Nelson Bunn (W&L) def. Andrew McLeod (H-S): 6-2, 6-0

Doubles
1. Ross/Estes (W&L) def. Moss/Holzapfel (H-S): 8-3
2. McCardell/Malooly (W&L) def. Snyder/McLeod (H-S): 8-1
3. Feibelman/Bunn (W&L) def. Labrot/Meyer (H-S): 8-5