Sept. 26, 2010

EMMITSBURG, Md. - The Mount St. Mary's tennis team defeated La Salle, 6-1.

Robert Knaster notched the Explorers' only win on the day. Knaster fell 6-7 in his first set against the Mount's Patrick Plastow before taking the second set as well as the tiebreaker, 10-6.

"It was a very emotional match," head coach Ed Colfer said. "We were coming off a tough win yesterday against Philadelphia University and we played well."

La Salle will next face an A-10 opponent in Fordham on Saturday at 10:00 am.

Singles
1. Matthew Blake (MOUNT) def. George Gennaoui (LASALLE) 6-3, 6-1
2. Mike Salomon (MOUNT) def. Chas Berenato (LASALLE) 6-3, 6-2
3. Mike Zabetakis (MOUNT) def. Trevor Donovan (LASALLE) 7-5, 6-3
4. Taylor Place (MOUNT) def. Joseph LaBate (LASALLE) 6-4, 6-2
5. Robert Knaster (LASALLE) def. Patrick Plastow (MOUNT) 6-7, 7-6, 10-6
6. Andrew Marinucci (MOUNT) def. Mikel Kosich (LASALLE) 7-6, 6-3

Doubles
1. Blake/Place (MOUNT) def. Gennaoui/Berenato (LASALLE) 9-7
2. Salomon/Zabetakis (MOUNT) def. Donovan/Kosich (LASALLE) 8-3
3. Plastow/Marinucci (MOUNT) def. LaBate/Knaster (LASALLE) 8-5