For Immediate Release · Saturday, March 4, 2017 · jpgordon@smcm.edu

Chestertown, Md. – The St. Mary's College of Maryland men's tennis team dropped a 9-0 non-conference decision at Washington College Saturday afternoon. Washington, who ranks No. 20 in the Atlantic South region, handed the Seahawks their first shutout loss of the season.

St. Mary's 0, Washington College 9

Doubles

• Washington College's Jake Sandler and Chris Salisbury came out strong against junior captain Connor McKissick (Leonardtown, Md./Leonardtown) and first-year Jonathan Gorel (Jessup, Md./Hammond), downing the Seahawks, 8-3, at No. 1 doubles.
• Junior captain James Loftis (Annapolis, Md./Saint Andrews [Del.]) and first-year Ethan Garren (Arnold, Md./Broadneck) fell 8-3 at No. 2 doubles while first-year Ron Stith (Cheltenham, Md./Lackey) and junior captain Kyle Van Winter (Scaggsville, Md./Good Counsel) took an 8-1 setback at No. 3 doubles.

Singles

• First-year Zach Talamonti (Falls Church, Va./George Mason) would come on in singles action and put up a hard-fought match at No. 6 singles. However, Talamonti would end up falling, 8-6, to Washington College's August Meriot.
• Gorel, Garren, McKissick, Loftis, and Stith would all compete against the regionally-ranked Shoremen in singles but were unable to pull out any wins.

Up Next for the Seahawks

March 10 vs. Salisbury University at 3:30 p.m. (Capital Athletic Conference opener)

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