Virginia State Nips UDC, 5-4

Washington, DC: April 9, 2010-- With a strong, blustery wind in their faces, the University of the District of Columbia Firebirds Men's Tennis Team got off to a slow start in their match against the Virginia State University Trojans this afternoon at the Southeast Tennis Complex & Learning Center, which resulted in a close, 5-4, defeat. The Trojans opened the match with straight doubles wins to give them a, 3-0, advantage.

UDC found their game in singles play as they came back to win 3-straight matches and knot the score at 3 before Virginia State took the next two singles matches to go ahead, 5-3, and eventually close it out with the 5-4 win.

 Results

 UDC - 4, Virginia State University - 5

 Doubles

1. Lanier/Jack (VSU) def. Gajdusek/Demirkol 8-6

2. James/Richardson (VSU) def. Gourdine/Jayatilleke 8-6

3. Jones/Gaskins (VSU) def. Wyllie/Bernard 9-8(8)

 Singles

1. Tomas Gajdusek def. John Lanier (VSU) 6-4, 6-4

2. Mahmut Demirkol def. Daron Jack (VSU) 6-4, 7-6(6)

3. Adrian Wyllie def. Amir James (VSU) 6-2, 6-4

4. William Richardson (VSU) def. Daniel Gourdine 6-2, 6-4

5. Harrison Gaskins (VSU) def. Karlon Bernard 6-4, 6-0

6. Lalindra Jayatilleke def. Andre Tolbert-Woodall (VSU) 6-1, 6-2

UDC - 4

VSU - 5

Season Record (W-L): 1 - 10

The Firebirds will close out ehir 2009-10 season in a match against Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, West Virginia on April 13.