PHILADELPHIA – The La Salle men's tennis team dropped match to city rival Temple, 6-1.
 
Sophomore De'Sean Fennell led his team as he earned the lone point for the Explorers. Fennell played a tight match against his opponent earning the victory in a tiebreaker.
 
The sophomore won the first set 6-4, before dropping the second set 3-6 to force the tiebreaker. Fennell was no match for his opponent as he outscored his opponent in the tiebreaker 10-2.
 
Fennell teamed up with senior Trevor Donovan to win the only doubles match for the Explorers. A hard fought battle gave the Explorers the opportunity to gain the doubles point, but received only one victory. Fennell and Donovan edged out a pair of Owls, 8-4.
 
The Explorers next match will be Friday when they travel to Camden to take on the Scarlet Knights of Rutgers-Camden.
 
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Temple 6, La Salle 1
 
Singles
1. Kristian Marquart (TU) def.  Joe LaBate (LAS) 6-0, 6-0
2. De'Sean Fennell  (LAS) def. Hernan Vasconez (TU) 6-4, 3-6 (10-2)    
3. Nicolas Paulus (TU) def. Chas Berenato (LAS) 6-1, 6-4
4. Santiago Canete (TU) def. Trevor Donovan (LAS) 6-3, 6-2
5. Hicham Belkssir (TU) def. Dale Fetterman (LAS) 6-1, 6-3
6. Sam Rundle (TU) def. Robert Kasinow (LAS) 6-1, 6-0
 
Doubles
1. Fennell/Donovan (LAS) def. Belkssir/Vasconez (TU) 8-4
2. Marquart/Rundle (TU) def. Berenato/LaBate (LAS) 8-6
3. Paulus/Canete (TU) def. MacLeod/Selman (LAS) 8-3