Philadelphia – The La Salle men's tennis team dropped a tough match against St. Francis, 6-1.
 
The Explorers had a tough time getting started after dropping both doubles matches, but earned a point from freshman Brian Balico. The freshman defeated his opponent in two straight sets, 6-2, 6-1.
 
"Each match we are getting a little bit stronger, but we made mistakes today that each guy knew right away" said head coach Tony Green.
 
Balico dropped a tough doubles match with senior Chas Berenato. The pair couldn't rebound after a tough game before dropping the set 8-3.  
 
The record for the Explorers drops to 6-5, with a 0-4 record to start off the spring season.
 
La Salle will travel to take on Villanova on March 23rd. Follow goexplorers.com for all the latest on La Salle Athletics.
 
 
St. Francis 6, La Salle 1
 
Singles

1. Washi Gervais (SFU) def. De'Sean Fennell (LAS) 6-3, 6-2
2. Eli Cerdan (SFU) def. Chas Berenato (LAS) 6-1, 7-5
3. Chris Jimenez (SFU) def. Joe LaBAate (LAS) 2-6, 6-1, 6-1
4. Sergio Carvajal (SFU) def. Dale Fetterman (LAS) 6-1, 6-0
5. Kyle Korus (SFU) def. Robert Kasinow (LAS) 6-2, 6-2
6. Brian Balico (LAS) def. Juan Pardo (SFU) 6-2, 6-1
 
Doubles

1. Jimenez/Carvajal  (SFU) def. Berenato/Balico (LAS) 8-3
2. Gervais/Pardo (SFU) def. Fennell/Fetterman (LAS) 9-7
3. MacLeod/Robinson (LAS) – Korus/Cerdan (SFU) DNF