UDC Turns Away Dowling 6-3

Washington, DC: April 8, 2010- Freshman Carlos Quiroga (Electrical Engineering-Valencia, Venezuela) led the University of the District of Columbia Firebirds Men's Tennis Team to its fourth straight win, defeating conference rival Dowling  College Golden Lions, 6-3, today, at the East Potomac Tennis Center in Washington, DC.

The Firebirds captured the doubles match 2-1, with wins by the combos of freshmen Miguel Uzcategui (Electrical Engineering-Valencia, Venezuela), and Quiroga (8-3), and seniors Karlon Bernard (Psychology-Scarborough, Trinidad) and Lalindra Jayatilleke ( Electrical Engineering-Suva, Fiji ) (8-5).

Four singles victories, including Quiroga's 6-0,6-1 defeat of Justin Skidmore, gave them the match win and improved their overall record to 10-3.

UDC hosts St. Thomas Aquinas on Saturday, April 9, as they move toward the end of their regular season.

Results

UDC - 6, Dowling College - 3

Doubles

1. Ribeiro/Mamajodnov (DC) def. Gajdusek/Reich 9-8(2)

2. Uzcategui/Quiroga def. Sinclair/Kim (DC) 8-3

3. Bernard/Jayatilleke def. Skidmore/Lotito (DC) 8-5

Singles

1. Tomas Gajdusek def. Eduardo Ribeiro (DC) 6-1, 6-2

2. Bruno Reich def. Sam Mamajodnov (DC) 6-4, 6-0

3. Victor Kim (DC) def. Miguel Uzcategui 6-3, 7-6(2)

4. Carlos Quiroga def. Justin Skidmore (DC) 6-0, 6-1

5. Michael Sinclair (DC) def. Karlon Bernard 8-2

6. Lalindra Jayatilleke def. Kevin Lotito 8-1

 UDC - 6

DC - 3

 Season Record (W-L): Overall 10 - 3; ECC 1 - 0