Washington and Lee University
The Washington and Lee men's tennis team advanced three individuals to the semifinals of their respective flights at the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Singles Championships held at W&L on Saturday and Sunday.
Freshman Morgan Hopson (Houston, Texas/St. Thomas) went 2-0 to advance to the semifinals of the "B" Flight, while senior Nelson Bunn (Raleigh, N.C./Broughton) and junior Jamie McCardell (Cornwall, Vt./Episcopal) both went 2-0 in the "C" Flight to advance to the semis.
Hopson, the top seed in the "B" Flight, downed Roanoke's Sam Jordan in the opening round and Kyle Schneck, also of Roanoke, 6-0, 6-1, in the quarterfinals. He will square off with Hampden-Sydney's Zack Pack in the semis on Sunday morning.
McCardell is the top seed in the "C" Flight and opened with a default win over Will Garrison. He then defeated Bridgewater's Brad DeWitt in the quarterfinals by a score of 7-5, 6-4 and faces Hampden-Sydney's Taj Covington in the semifinals.
Bunn downed Randolph-Macon's Tripp Howerin, 6-2, 6-0, in the opening round and knocked off Hampden-Sydney's Andrew McLeod, 6-4, 6-1, to advance to the semis where he will face Roanoke's Pete DeWitt.
The ODAC Singles Championship resumes on Sunday morning at 9:30 am.
~ Generals ~