April 18, 2006

Baltimore, Md. - Sophomores Scott Fahrendorf (Reno, Nev.) and Charlie Farmer (Newport Beach, Calif.) won at no. 1 doubles, but Villanova (7-14) lost 0-7 to the Retrievers of UMBC (9-10) to end the 2006 season.

Fahrendorf and Farmer defeated Dave Jackson and Fernanado Ferreira 8-6 at the first doubles slot. UMBC swept the singles and won at nos. 2 and 3 doubles to take the doubles point.

Fahrendorf saw his no. 3 singles match go into three sets but couldn't come away with the win. He and Irfan Shamasdin split the first two sets, Fahrendorf winning the first 6-2 and Shamasdin the second 6-4 before UMBC won the tiebreak. Freshman Brian Maher (Dallas, Tex.) had the same thing occur in his no. 2 singles match. He won the first set 6-4 over Nick Savage-Pollock. But Savage-Pollock came back to win the second 6-2 to force a tie-break, which he won.

RESULTS

Singles:

1. Jackson (MBC) def. Chimeraksi (V) 6-0, 7-6

2. Savage-Pollock (MBC) def. Maher (V) 4-6, 6-2, 1-0

3. Shamasdin (MBC) def. Fahrendorf (V) 2-6, 6-4, 1-0

4. Ferriera (MBC) def. Borden (V) 6-2, 6-3

5. Iranshad (MBC) def. Farmer (V) 6-1, 6-1

6. Hollowell (MBC) def. Chittajallu (V) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles:

1. Fahrendorf/Farmer (V) def. Jackson/Ferriera (MBC) 8-6

2. Savage-Pollock/Gusmao (MBC) def. Chimerakis/Maher (V) 8-6

3. Shamasdin/Iranshad (MBC) def. Chittajallu/Tran (V) 8-2