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WASHINGTON - The Georgetown University men's tennis team (1-0) opened spring play with a 5-2 victory over the Drexel University Dragons (2-1) on Friday afternoon at RiverWinds in West Deptford, N.J. The Hoyas won five of the six singles matches to begin 2017 on the right foot.

Drexel held the upper hand early as the Dragons took the point in doubles play. The lone Hoya pair to get a victory was the duo of sophomore Michael Chen (Holmdel, N.J./Holmdel High School) and freshman Ian Witmer (North Palm Beach, Fla./The Benjamin School) who defeated their opponents, 6-2.

In singles play, Georgetown won five matches to regain the lead and eventually pick up the result. The deciding victory came from senior Yannick Mahlangu (Henderson, Nev./Green Valley High School) at No. 4 who downed Youssef Lahlou by a score of 7-5, 7-6 (7-5). One other Hoya played a tight match as Witmer lost the first set, but came back strong to down Daniil Ginzburg, 3-6, 6-2, 10-7, at No. 6.

Also picking up wins were junior Peter Beatty (Portland, Ore./Middlesex School) at No. 2 (6-3, 6-3), Chen at No. 3 (6-1, 6-4) and junior Mac Rechan (Clayton, Mo./Clayton) at No. 5 (6-3, 6-2).

The Hoyas will have little rest as the squad plays at the University of Pennsylvania on Saturday at 9 a.m.