Men’s Tennis: Garnet Upset #11 Generals
SWARTHMORE, Pa. -- On Saturday afternoon at the Mullan Tennis Center, #16 Swarthmore upset #11 Washington and Lee 4-3. Zac Rodd '06, Jon Reiss '07, and Brian Park '06 won both their singles and doubles' matches as the Garnet improved to 2-8 overall.
The No. 1 seeded duo of Rodd and Park once again saw victory on Center Court. A combination of good serves and controlled shots gave them the upper hand, and eventually the win (8-4).
The No. 2 doubles pair, Reiss and Jon Lo '07 had their opponents scrambling to return a shot. Both individuals were able to quickly recover from a missed point to win the match 8-6.
At No.1 singles, Rodd faced off with Washington & Lee's David Shay (ranked 10th in the region), battling him in a heart-wrenching tiebreaker to take the second set. Rodd (recently listed fifth in the Atlantic South region) pulled out service aces exactly when he needed to and was able to take the third set easily, winning 3-6, 7-6 (11-9), 6-1.
After injuring himself during his doubles win, Reiss went on to come back from a deficit in the first set. After snagging the first set from W & L's Nat Estes, Reiss was forced into a third set that he won (7-6, 4-6, 6-2).
Park played brilliantly the entire match, allowing the crowd to see some great tennis. His opponent Seth Feibelman attempted to rally back in the first set, but Park refused to back down. Park went on to win 7-6 (7-3), 6-2.
The Garnet will next travel to Fredericksburg, VA to battle #22 Carnegie Mellon at the University of Mary Washington on Saturday, April 1. The match commences at 1:00 p.m.