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H-SC TENNIS KEEPS ROLLING WITH 8-1 VICTORY OVER GUILFORD

GREENSBORO, NC (April 3, 2008)–Led by flawless performances by top-two hitters Will Moss (Fredericksburg, VA/Fredericksburg) and Rich Pugh (Augusta, GA/Lakeside), the Hampden-Sydney tennis team improved to 9-1 overall and 5-1 in ODAC play with a sound 8-1 triumph over host Guilford College. Moss and Pugh first earned an 8-5 doubles victory over the Quakers' duo of Jose Ortiz and Caleb Kimbrough before taking their respective singles battles in 6-0, 6-0 fashion over two tough opponents.

Hampden-Sydney freshmen Shad Harrell (Richmond, VA/Mills Godwin) and Zack Pack (Keysville, VA/Randolph-Henry) rebounded from their doubles defeat with two singles victories. Pack, at No. 4 singles, dispatched of Guilford's Will Mason-Deese 6-2, 6-3 while Tigers' No. 3 hitter Harrell came back from a dropped second set to outlast Kimbrough in a super tiebreaker, 6-1, 6-7, 10-7.

The Tigers' Tal Covington (Gainesville, VA/Flint Hill School) and Andrew McLeod (Mandeville, Jamaica/Manchester) closed out Hampden-Sydney's singles sweep with super tiebreaker victories as well; Covington winning 6-0, 4-6, 12-10 and McLeod scoring a grueling 3-6, 7-5, 10-5 triumph.

Hampden-Sydney's non-conference bout with North Carolina Wesleyan, scheduled for Thursday, April 3 has been cancelled due to inclement weather. However, the Tigers will return to ODAC action on Monday, April 7 when the team travels to Salem, VA to take on rival Roanoke College. The match is scheduled for 4 pm.

Singles
1. Will Moss (HSC) def. Jose Ortiz (GC): 6-0, 6-0
2. Rich Pugh (HSC) def. Alec Chase (GC): 6-0, 6-0
3. Shad Harrell (HSC) def. Caleb Kimbrough (GC): 6-1, 6-7 (5-7), (10-7)
4. Zack Pack (HSC) def. Will Mason-Deese (GC): 6-2, 6-3
5. Tal Covington (HSC) def. Ryo Kawai (GC): 6-0, 4-6, (12-10)
6. Andrew McLeod (HSC) def. Mike Muir (GC): 3-6, 7-5, (10-5)

Doubles
1. Moss/Pugh (HSC) def. Ortiz/Kimbrough (GC): 8-5
2. Chase/Mason-Deese (GC) def. Harrell/Pack (HSC): 8-5
3. Covington/Holzapfel (HSC) def. Kawai/Muir (GC): 8-3

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