Seahawks Down Virginia Union
Richmond, Va. - The St. Mary's College of Maryland men's tennis team kicked off the spring portion of their 2008-09 campaign with an 8-1 victory over Division II Virginia Union University in non-conference action Monday afternoon.
The Seahawks (4-2) swept all three doubles matches to own a 3-0 advantage heading into singles action. Freshmen Thomas Hoesman (Ellicott City, Md./Howard) and Robbie Bourdon (Huntingtown, Md./Huntingtown) remained undefeated on the season (3-0) with an 8-1 victory over seniors Wayne Motley (Richmond, Va.) and Emmanuel Sekyere (Richmond, Va.) at No. 3 doubles.
Hoesman and sophomore Jeff Levy (Rockville, Md./T.S. Wootton) both improved to 4-0 on the season as they won their respective singles matches. Hoesman handed Sekyere an 8-2 setback at No. 3 singles, while Levy posted an 8-1 triumph over sophomore Ramon Gray (Newport News, Va.) at No. 5 singles.
St. Mary's will return to action on Friday, March 6 when the Seahawks host the University of the District of Columbia at 2:00.
Tennis Match Results
2/23/2009 at Battery Park, Va.
St. Mary's (Md.) 8, Virginia Union 1
Singles competition
1. Jeremy Butanis (SMC) def. Gil Hernandez (VUU) 9-8
(7-3)
2. Justin Smith (VUU) def. Andrew MacLaughlin (SMC) 9-8 (7-3)
3. Thomas Hoesman (SMC) def. Emmanuel Sekyere (VUU) 8-2
4. Sam Barton (SMC) def. Wayne Motley (VUU) 8-1
5. Jeff Levy (SMC) def. Ramon Gray (VUU) 8-1
6. Kenny Nugent (SMC) def. Charles Harris (VUU) 8-0
Doubles competition
1. Jeremy Butanis/Andrew MacLaughlin (SMC) def. Gil
Hernandez/Justin Smith (VUU) 8-2
2. Kenny Nugent/Sam Barton (SMC) def. Charles Harris/Ramon Gray
(VUU) 8-3
3. Thomas Hoesman/Robbie Bourdon (SMC) def. Wayne Motley/Emmanuel
Sekyere (VUU) 8-1
Match Notes:
St. Mary's (Md.) 4-2
Virginia Union 0-1
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles
(5,3,4,1,6,2)
A-25
