Kevin Caulfield, Haverford; Kevin Papen, Washington College
Haverford visits the Eastern Shore to take on Washington College in the first round of the Centennial Conference men's tennis championship tournament. The Shoremen earned the #4 seed by virtue of a 5-4 win over the Fords on March 28 in Chestertown. Washington took a 2-1 lead after doubles and extended the advantage to 4-1 after wins at #3-4 singles. Haverford stormed back with wins at #1-2 singles before WAC's Kyle Lisco clinched the win with a straight-set victory at #5.
This is a rematch of the 2011 first-round match between the two schools, won by Haverford, 5-3, on the Main Line. That is the only previous tourney matchup between the Fords and the Shoremen. Haverford is making its sixth tournament appearance and has a 3-5 overall record, while Washington College is in the field for the seventh time and has a 2-5 mark.
Tentative Matchups
DOUBLES
1) Kevin Caulfield/Danny Himelstein (H, 7-6) v. Kevin Papen/Aaron Ellison (W, 6-8)
2) Matthew Cebul/Matt Romei (H, 3-7) v. Vishnu Rajes/Marc Cywinski (W, 7-9)
3) Will Garrett/Natty Sergay (H, 7-4) v. Andrew Laux/Dan Boate (W, 9-6)
SINGLES
1) Kevin Caulfield (H, 14-2) v. Kevin Papen (W, 3-14)
2) Natty Sergay (H, 5-8) v. Aaron Ellison (W, 10-6)
3) Matt Romei (H, 7-8) v. Vishnu Rajes (W, 6-10)
4) Andy Dougherty (H, 8-10) v. Dan Boate (W, 11-8)
5) Jake Weisenthal (H, 10-6) v. Marc Cywinski (W, 9-5)
6) Will Garrett (H, 9-6) v. Kyle Lisco (W, 12-6)