Army West Point Athletics
Army West Point
Fairleigh Dickinson
Men's Tennis Defeats FDU for Third Straight Win
February 13, 2015 | Men's Tennis
WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army men’s tennis team collected its third consecutive victory on Friday afternoon, defeating Fairleigh Dickinson, 6-1, at Lichtenberg Tennis Center.
The Black Knights, who improve to 3-3 after the win, swept doubles competition to include an 8-3 victory by the pairing of senior Alex Van Velzer and sophomore Sam Lampman at the No. 1 position. Junior Harrison McCormick and sophomore Grant Riechmann teamed up for an 8-5 win over Fairleigh Dickinson sophomore Jacob Whalley and freshman Adam Chan at No. 2 and junior Austin McCasin and sophomore Kyle Barnes collected an 8-2 victory at the third doubles slot to send the Black Knights into singles play with a 1-0 lead in the match.
Army took five of the six singles matches, with Van Velzer, Riechmann and McCasin tallying wins at the No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 positions, respectively. Van Velzer downed Whalley, 6-1, 6-2, while Riechmann got past Chan, 6-3, 7-5. McCasin registered a 6-4, 6-3 victory over sophomore Gonzalo Quintana at No. 4 and freshmen Michael Nguyen and Daniel Zheng posted triumphs from the fifth and sixth singles spots, respectively.
Army plays three more matches at Lichtenberg Tennis Center this weekend, beginning with a battle against Quinnipiac on Saturday at 9 a.m.
Army 6, FDU 1
Doubles
1. Sam Lampman/Alex Van Velzer (A) def. Arvis Berzins/Gonzalo Quintana, 8-3
2. Harrison McCormick/Grant Riechmann (A) def. Adam Chan/Jacob Whalley, 8-5
3. Austin McCasin/Kyle Barnes (A) def. Diogo Garnel/Kiran Mani, 8-2
Singles
1. Arvis Berzins (F) def. Sam Lampman, 3-6, 7-5, 10-3
2. Alex Van Velzer (A) def. Jacob Whalley, 6-1, 6-2
3. Grant Riechmann (A) def. Adam Chan, 6-3, 7-5
4. Austin McCasin (A) def. Gonzalo Quintana, 6-4, 6-3
5. Michael Nguyen (A) def. Kiran Mani, 6-3, 6-3
6. Daniel Zheng (A) def. Diogo Garnel, 6-2, 6-1
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