PHILADELPHIA – The men's tennis team dropped a match against city rival Villanova Wildcats on Sunday, 6-1.
 
The Explorers struggled against the Wildcats, with gaining one point from sophomore De'Sean Fennell.
 
The sophomore defeated his opponent in three sets, including a tight first set. Fennell won the first set 7-6, before dropping the second match 3-6. After a tough second match, the sophomore rebounded to win 10-0 in the tiebreaker.
 
The Explorers stayed tight in some other matches, but did not have enough to pull out the win.
 
La Salle dropped to 9-9 on the season, with three matches remaining before the Atlantic 10 Conference Championships.
 
The Explorers will compete in their last home match of the season as they take on Rider on Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. at the Belfield Courts.
 
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Villanova 6, La Salle 1
Singles
1. Thomas O'Brien (NOVA) defeated Joseph LaBate (LAS) 6-2, 6-4
2. De'Sean Fennell (LAS) defeated Chris Seitz (NOVA) 7-6 , 3-6, 10-0
3. Ryan Peyton (NOVA) defeated Chas Berenato (LAS) 6-1, 6-3
4. Max Levine (NOVA) defeated Trevor Donovan (LAS) 6-1, 6-2
5. Michael Rosengren (NOVA) defeated Dale Fetterman (LAS) 6-0, 6-4
6. Kelly Donaldson (NOVA) defeated Robert Kasinow (LAS) 6-1, 6-1
 
Doubles
1. Thomas O'Brien/Kelly Donaldson (NOVA) defeated De'Sean Fennell/Trevor Donovan (LAS), 8-3
2. Matt Colonnese/Max Levine (NOVA) defeated Joseph LaBate/Chas Berenato (LAS), 8-1
3. Ryan Peyton/Chris Seitz (NOVA) defeated Hunter Selman/Thomas MacLeod (LAS), 8-1