March 17, 2005

DAVIDSON, NC - Davidson won eight of the nine matches contested Wednesday afternoon in Knobloch Tennis Center to pull out a 6-1 victory over The Citadel in men¹s tennis. The win moves Davidson to 7-5 overall and 2-0 in the SoCon while the Bulldogs fall to 6-6 and 3-2.

For the sixth straight time, Davidson started off the match by winning the doubles point. All three doubles teams were victorious for the ¹Cats including junior Joe Cheaney and freshman Flaviu Simihaian at third doubles. The tandem is 5-0 since being paired together in late February.

In singles, the Wildcats won three of the six contests in straight sets. Junior Daniel Bermeo, recently named SoCon Player of the Week, earned one of those triumphs with a 6-2, 7-6 (3) win at number four singles. James Eason picked up The Citadel¹s lone point of the day with a three-set victory over sophomore John Bolton at third singles. Davidson is right back in action tomorrow, March 17, when the Wildcats host defending SoCon champ East Tennessee State. The Citadel plays tomorrow as well at Charlotte. Both matches are slated to begin at 2 p.m.

Davidson 6, The Citadel 1

Doubles

1. Miles/Burns (DAV) d. Dossetor/Eason (CIT)8-3

2. Bermeo/Bolton (DAV) d. Lara/Medica (CIT) 8-2

3. Cheaney/Simihaian (DAV) d. Jose/Sawmynaden (CIT) 8-6

Singles

1. Donald Miles (DAV) d. Daniel Dossetor (CIT) 6-4, 2-6, 6-4

2. Flaviu Simihaian (DAV) d. Ananda Sawmynaden (CIT) 6-3, 6-0

3. James Eason (CIT) d. John Bolton (DAV) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3

4. Daniel Bermeo (DAV) d. David Lara (CIT) 6-2, 7-6 (3)

5. Russ Burns (DAV) d. Nicholas Medica (CIT) 6-3, 6-2

6. Jay Chitty (DAV) d Derek Jose (CIT) 6-3, 4-6, 10-5