Men's Tennis Release (2004-05) ODAC Tournament - Results - Guilford College

W&L WINS 10TH STRAIGHT ODAC MEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP

      LEXINGTON, VA (4/17/05) -- The Washington and Lee men's tennis team won its 10th-straight conference championship, claiming four singles flights and all three doubles flights in the 2005 Old Dominion Athletic Conference Championship held at W&L. The Generals tallied 85 points and were followed by Roanoke (76), Guilford (66), Hampden-Sydney (53), Lynchburg (53), Bridgewater (43), Virginia Wesleyan (39), Emory & Henry (35), Eastern Mennonite (27) and Randolph-Macon (12).

      Hampden-Sydney junior Patrick Gee was named the ODAC Player of the Year after winning the No. 1 singles flight. Gee defeated Lynchburg senior Santiago Gindre in the final, 6-3, 6-3.

      Roanoke freshman Kyle Allen was named the ODAC Rookie of the Year after finishing as the runner-up at No. 2 singles. Allen fell to Washington and Lee junior David Shay, 6-0, 6-0 in the second singles final.

      Additionally, Washington and Lee Head Coach David Detwiler was named the ODAC Coach of the Year, while W&L senior Paul McClure was named the ODAC Men's Tennis Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

      At No. 3 singles, Guilford freshman Caleb Kimbrough claimed the title with a 0-6, 7-5, 6-1 win over Washington and Lee sophomore Jon Malooly.

      In the fourth singles bracket, W&L senior Jeff Lusk emerged victorious with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Roanoke sophomore Greg Oliff in the finals.

      At No. 5 singles, W&L junior Jordan Eichenberger defeated Roanoke junior Jon Byerly, 6-2, 6-0 in the finals. W&L also took home the No. 6 singles title as junior Charles Anderson knocked off Roanoke sophomore Tim Van Rheenan in the finals, 6-3, 6-3.

      In doubles, the W&L duo of Shay and freshman Seth Feibelman were victors in the first flight by defeating the tandem of Virginia Wesleyan sophomores Jeff Zenisek and Chris Lyon in the finals, 8-0.

      At No. 2 doubles, W&L's Lusk and Eichenberger defeated Bridgewater juniors Jarod Spessard and David Behm in the finals, 8-2. At third doubles, W&L junior Chris Kimmel and Anderson claimed the title with an 8-0 win over Roanoke's Oliff and Van Rheenan in the finals.

TEAM STANDINGS
1. Washington and Lee - 85
2. Roanoke - 76
3. Guilford - 66
4. Hampden-Sydney - 53
4. Lynchburg - 53
6. Bridgewater - 43
7. Virginia Wesleyan - 39
8. Emory & Henry - 35
9. Eastern Mennonite - 27
10. Randolph-Macon - 12