Sept. 25, 2007

Coming off of a loss to Mount Saint Mary's, the La Salle Explorers men's tennis team bounced back Tuesday afternoon in dominating fashion, defeating the University Sciences of Philadelphia, 8-1.

 

The Explorers led from the get go, winning the doubles in dominating fashion.

 

Ryan Knarr and Andy Petrusky set the tone winning at #2 doubles 8-5 to secure one doubles match while Christian Harvey and Eric Glick soon there after clinched a win at #3 doubles to secure the point for La Salle.

 

Jon Maula and George Gennaoui came up just short in a tight 9-7 loss the USP duo of Tyler Weisel and Ricardo Martins.

 

In singles, the Explorers pounced on USP early and didn't up one bit. Ryan Knarr started things off at #5, cruising to a thirty-minute 6-0, 6-0 victory in dominating fashion. At #3, Eric Glick won 6-3, 6-2 in just under an hour, while Chris Butera worked hard in a 6-4, 6-2 victory at #6. George Gennaoui tamed the serve and volley tactics of USP's Tyler Weisel for a 6-1, 6-2 win at the #1 slot. Matt Rivera beat Brazilian Ricardo Martins 6-2, 6-1 at #2 to make it 8-0 Explorers. At #4 Jon Maula played his second three-setter in two matches, falling to Roberto Franco 6-2, 2-6, 10-5.

 

"Today our starters came out and set the tone early in doubles and that momentum really carried over into singles" said head coach Ed Colfer. "After the tough loss on Saturday (to Mt. St. Mary's), I feel we really came together as a team positively at the 8am Sunday practice and worked out the holes we had in finishing out matches. I was really proud of the guys today. Their effort was there from start to finish."

 

The Explorers return to action this weekend with a two-match home stand Saturday versus Fordham and Sunday versus St. Peter's.