LYNCHBURG, Va. – Hampden-Sydney swept the opening doubles matches, and split the singles, to earn a 6-3 win over the University of Lynchburg.  The win capped off the weekend which saw the Tigers pick up two conferences wins, while going undefeated in doubles play.  Today featured a freshmen heavy line-up that was able to take advantage of a number of scoring opportunities.

The freshmen duo of Barrett Foster (Virginia Beach, VA) and Matt Kendrick (Birmingham, AL) earned Hampden-Sydney their first point of the day, winning the No. 1 doubles match by a score of 8-5.  A few minutes later, the Tigers added another point when Junior Patrick Conde (Virginia Beach, VA) and Freshman Taylor Fox (Virginia Beach, VA) won the No. 3 doubles, 8-4.  The doubles concluded with Freshmen Henry Singleton (Richmond, VA) and Frank Borden (Durham, NC) earning a hard fought 8-7 victory to give Hampden-Sydney the doubles sweep. 

Kendrick and Fox kept the momentum going into the singles matches with Kendrick winning at No. 5 in straight sets, 6-3, 6-0, while Fox prevailed in the No. 2 match, 6-4, 6-1.  The Hornets would grab a point in the No. 3 singles match after Borden fell, 6-2, 6-2, but Singleton would earn another point for the Tigers by winning in No. 5 singles, 7-5, 6-2.  His point guaranteed the overall victory for Hampden-Sydney even tough Foster dropped his No.1 match, 6-4, 7-5.  However, the Tigers would have to wait to celebrate, as Conde came back to force a third set in No. 6 singles, but eventually fell, 4-6, 6-2, 0-1. 

This is the second straight win for Hampden-Sydney this weekend and it evens up their season record at 6-6.  It was also the Tigers' third ODAC win, moving them to 3-1 in the conference.  The team will return to action next Saturday as they travel to Virginia Beach to face Virginia Wesleyan.  First serve is scheduled for 3:00pm.