March 13, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Georgetown men's tennis team swept through Howard University, 6-0, dropping one set to the Bison on Thursday afternoon at McDonough Tennis Complex. It was the Hoyas first win since defeating Longwood, 3-0 on January 18.

Seniors Jeffery Schnell (Short Hills, N.J./Millburn) and Etienne Paris (Miami, Fla./Ransom Everglades) got GU started defeating Chris Brown and Armon Murray, 8-3 in the No. 1 doubles match. Juniors Kevin Walsh (Bernardsville, N.J./Delbarton) and Kenneth Wong (Repulse Bay, Hong Kong/St. Paul's [N.H.]) won the No. 2 doubles match 8-2, helping the Hoyas capture the team doubles point.

The blue and gray swept through singles play, dropping just one set over five matches. Schnell earned a victory in the No. 1 match deeating Chris Brown, 6-1, 6-2. Junior Adam Gross (Quogue, N.Y./Westhampton) defeated Neilaba Avasthi, 6-3, 3-6, (10-6) in the second singles match. Wong quickly defeated Murray in the third singles match, 6-1, 6-1.

Freshman Tim Walsh (Bernardsville, N.J./Delbarton) earned his first singles victory of 2008 against Chad Jones, winning 6-0, 7-5 in the No. 4 match, while Kevin Walsh defeated Amato Nocera, 6-1, 6-1 in the No. 5 match.

The Hoyas host BIG EAST foe St. John's on Saturday at McDonough Tennis Complex at noon. It will be GU's first BIG EAST home match of the 2008 season.

DOUBLES:
1. Jeffrey Schnell/Etienne Paris (GU) def. Chris Brown/Armon Murray (HU), 8-3
2. Kevin Walsh/Kenneth Wong (GU) def. Neilaba Avasthi/Amato Nocera (HU), 8-2
SINGLES:
1. Jeffrey Schnell (GU) def. Chris Brown (HU), 6-1, 6-2
2. Adam Gross (GU) def. Neilaba Avasthi (HU), 6-3, 3-6, (10-6)
3. Kenneth Wong (GU) def. Armon Murray (HU), 6-1, 6-1
4. Tim Walsh (GU) def. Chad Jones (HU), 6-0, 7-5
5. Kevin Walsh (GU) def. Amato Nocera (HU), 6-1, 6-1