DAY ONE DOUBLES DOMINATED BY SHAW MEN'S TENNIS TEAM
April 16, 2008 - Petersburg, VA -
Faithful fans flocked to the fences of the tennis courts for day
one of the 2008 CIAA Men's Championships. Shaw University secured
first place finishes in each of the three doubles event to total 21
points and swept the doubles championships. Shaw was the #1 seed
entering each doubles competition.
The Bears held a four-point lead over second place Johnson C. Smith
University. The Golden Bulls 17 points were just one point more
than third place host Virginia State University with 16 points.
Also parted by a one point differential was fourth place Virginia
Union University with 11 points and fifth place Saint Augustine's
with 10 points. Rounding out the competition in sixth place
was Saint Paul's College; whom was held to be scoreless.
Men's No. 1 Doubles Championship
(SHAW) Alexandro Lord Andrade / Mehdi Ben Cheikh defeated
(JCSU) Jason Stuckey / Romar Douglas àSHAW (8 - 3)
Men's No. 1 Doubles Championship Final
Positions
Shaw - First / Johnson C. Smith - Second / Virginia State - Third /
Virginia Union - Fourth / St. Augustine's - Fifth / St. Paul's -
Sixth / Bye - Seventh / Bye - Eighth
Men's No. 2 Doubles Championship
(SHAW) Milos Stankovic / Kalada Kienka defeated
(JCSU) Aaron Hutcherson / Jamil Jones à SHAW (8 -
3)
Men's No. 2 Doubles Championship Final Positions
Shaw - First / Johnson C. Smith - Second / / Virginia
State - Third /
St. Augustine's - Fourth / Virginia Union - Fifth / St. Paul's -
Sixth /
Bye - Seventh / Bye - Eighth
Men's No. 3 Doubles Championship
(SHAW) Olayiwola Enitan / Alejandro Ordonez defeated
(VSU) William Richardson / Amir James à SHAW (8 - 2)
Men's No. 3 Doubles Championship Final
Positions
Shaw - First / Virginia State - Second / Johnson C. Smith - Third
/
Virginia Union - Fourth / St. Augustine's - Fifth / St. Paul's -
Sixth /
Bye - Seventh / Bye - Eighth
Competition will resume tomorrow (Apr 17) with the continuance
of singles events. Matches will begin at 9:00 a.m.