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Men's Tennis Ousts Richmond, 6-1
Eagles give up just one point in rout of former conference foe

March 1, 2002

Sophomore Tushar Garg was one of two Eagles to post double victories in the team's win over Richmond on Friday.

RICHMOND, Va. -- American University defeated former Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) rival Richmond, 6-1, on Friday to hand the Spiders a loss in their home opener at
at the UR Tennis Complex.

The Eagles (5-1, 1-0 PL) captured the doubles point and five of the six singles matches to claim the win, their fifth of the season.

The Spiders' (5-6, 2-0 A-10) lone victory came at #3 singles as junior Danny Scrafford notched a three-set (4-6, 6-1, 6-2) win over AU sophomore Juan Jaysingh (Rockville, Md./Georgetown Prep).

Senior Bence Hamori (Budapest, Hungary/Budapest U. of Physical Ed.) and sophomore Tushar Garg (Mumbai, India/Bradenton Academy [Fla.]) were double winners, notching victories in both singles and doubles action.

The Eagles prepare for their home opener against Patriot League opponent Army on Sunday at 10:00 a.m. at Reeves Courts. American is 1-0 in league action, beating Colgate 6-1 in its league opener.

Singles
No. 1 - Bence Hamori (AU) d. Niki Doll (UR), 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 - Josh Procacci (AU) d. David Donn (UR), 3-6, 6-3, 6-0
No. 3 - Dan Scrafford (UR) d. Juan Jaysingh (AU), 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
No. 4 - Tushar Garg (AU) d. Matt Cabana (UR), 7-6, 6-2
No. 5 - Kyle Bailey (AU) d. Todd Parker (UR), 6-3, 6-2
No. 6 - Guillaume Taralle (AU) d. Jeppy Moss (UR), 4-6, 6-1 (10-3)

Doubles
No. 1 - Doll/Cabana(UR) d.John Fliegelman/Tarralle (AU), 8-1
No. 2 - Hamori/Bailey (AU) d. Scrafford/ Derek Schwandt (UR), 8-6
No. 3 - Garg/Andrew Kulcsar (AU) d. Moss/Todd Parker (UR), 8-5